Posted on 02/22/2018 12:17:23 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
When homeschooling mom Sara Valle volunteered to spend a day at the South Dakota Capitol promoting equal sports access for homeschoolers, she expected a battle.
What she didn’t expect was that the opposition to her advocacy would include far more than just arguments on the Capitol floor.
Sara had been asked by South Dakota Christian Home Educators (SDCHE) to testify in support of H.B. 1120, a bill which would allow homeschool students to participate in public school sports. As a homeschooling veteran and mother of three, she was happy to advocate for more opportunities for homeschool students. She had also spoken the year before in a hearing about a similar bill.
On February 12, Sara left the capitol after a long day of debate on H.B. 1120 (which had ultimately been voted down). Her 13-year-old daughter was with her, and they were already late for the girl’s ice skating lessons. When they arrived at the skating rink, Sara and her daughter heard a strange sound coming from their car.
Upon closer inspection, Sara discovered the broken-off blade of a box cutter embedded in one of the tires, which had been steadily losing air.
At first, Sara said, she was in denial. She was hoping she had just run over the blade on the road—she couldn’t believe that someone would have slashed her tire. But when she and her husband took the car to the repair shop, the mechanic was certain this was not an accident, because the tire was slashed as well as punctured. Later, a friend of hers who is a police officer and a homeschooling dad pointed out that whoever had jabbed the blade into her tire had done it in such a way that it wouldn’t start deflating until she began driving.
For Sara, the realization that her tire was intentionally slashed was both shocking and infuriating. “I had my daughter in the car with me, driving with a punctured [tire],” she said. “I’m not okay with that. My kids are in that car. That’s the car I use for my children.”
Later that night, Sara reported the incident to the police.
Unpleasant Surprise Sara knew going in that getting H.B. 1120 passed would be challenging. Public school superintendents from across the state had already been putting tremendous pressure on the legislature to abandon the bill. Several representatives told Sara and her allies that they believe in equal access for homeschoolers but couldn’t vote against the superintendents. And during the debate on the Capitol floor, Sara said, “the testimony got very passionate.”
“I really had realized that the people opposing the bill were not going to play nice with us,” she continued. “But I just didn’t realize that it would come in the form of stabbing my tire. I did not see that coming. It really made me feel unsafe . . . [especially] because two of my children are in public school. I’m around the schools, and I’m around these people—they live in the same city that I do.”
When it comes to advocating for more opportunities for homeschool students, however, Sara remains as determined as ever. “It makes me feel unsafe—but it doesn’t make me want to quit. I am not going to let their intimidation tactics work. If anything, this has made us band together more strongly as a homeschool community.”
when she and her husband took the car to the repair shop, the mechanic was certain this was not an accident, because the tire was slashed as well as punctured. Later, a friend of hers who is a police officer and a homeschooling dad pointed out that whoever had jabbed the blade into her tire had done it in such a way that it wouldn’t start deflating until she began driving.Probably due to the incitement by the violent thugs at the various CNN fake news events.
I live in DC and have the same reservation. I'm about to the point that I want to get Trump or other Republican, conservative or pro-life stickers and very neatly place them on top of Democrat/leftist stickers on, especially, new and expensive cars. Let the liberals be vandalized by their own.
I would not put a sticker on a car that wasn't already sporting one, even if I knew the driver's politics. But liberals feel free to deface our signage. If someone has made his bumper a billboard, turnabout is fair play.
I usually don’t park near others in big lots to avoid dings and dents if I can help it.
Last November, 16 Tacoma wound up with a dent and neat small retangular gash by the rear bumper on the driver’s side.
It probably happened at Lowes where I make it a point to park well away.
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And tolerance.
It's a good thing public schools are so against bullying......
“Later, a friend of hers who is a police officer and a homeschooling dad pointed out that whoever had jabbed the blade into her tire had done it in such a way that it wouldn’t start deflating until she began driving.”
One could make an attempted murder case here - no different than cutting brake lines.
Back in the 80s, I pulled out of the car dealer and drove a half a mile in my brand new minivan, pulled in at a sporting goods store. When I came out, my van had been keyed. California.
Thanks, such hate in this Country if do not play their way they want to Harm you.
I thought there was already a ‘Tim Tebow law’ that covered all that.
Guess that’s not in every state.
Getting tired of always taking the high road with these sub-humans.
She has no idea who did this-———it could have been a plain,old thug.
It happens.
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there must be web cams if this was govt property....they should get the cretin who did this...
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Oh, I’m *sure* there are cameras. The ? becomes do the cops care enough to TRY to find the culprit?
I were her, I’d be noting\taking pic. of all the cameras I could find. If I had to go ask myself for a copy (for some $$ for their time/patience) I’d be doing it.
Sorry, but I wouldn’t be trusting the law-enforcement arm of the govt. for anything.
Mankind is heading back to the jungle very quickly.....
The “Deep State” wants our children.
And that has many meanings, most of them evil.
The “Deep State” wants our children.
And that has many meanings, most of them evil.
For sure.
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