Posted on 04/11/2002 9:10:52 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
ATTN: Education and Religion Editors
KEY WORDS: Education, Schools, Family, Religion
CONTACT: Marshall Fritz
(559) 292-1776
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Laura supports Dr. Dobson:
"Take your kids out of [California] public schools"
Parents flock to support separation of SCHOOL and state
(Fresno, Calif., April 13, 2002) --- When Dr. James Dobson, of Focus on the Family, urged California parents to withdraw their children from the state's public schools, the Alliance for the Separation of School and State was a grateful benefactor. Dr. Dobson's broadcast, heard by 200 million people daily in over 100 countries, sparked latent interest among concerned parents seeking an end to government-controlled schooling.
New signers of the Alliance's Internet-based "Proclamation for the Separation of School and State" increased from an average of five per day to over 100 per day in the week following Dobson's bold comments on his radio broadcast on March 28 when he said: "In the state of California, if I had a child there, I wouldn't put the youngster in a public school.... I think it's time to get our kids out. And I 'm going to get hit for [saying] that."
When Dr. Laura said on her April 9 broadcast, "I stand with Dr. James Dobson: Take your kids out of public schools," she went even beyond Dr. Dobson, who had limited his comments to California. On the same day, popular Christian talk show host Marlon Maddoux also gave his support to Dr. Dobson.
"Our mission is to re-establish parental control of education by reducing or eliminating the government control which has led to propaganda masquerading as education," said Alliance president Marshall Fritz.
Evangelical Protestant Reverend E. Ray Moore, founder of ExodusMandate.org, and longtime supporter of the Alliance, reacted to Dobson's remarks by saying, "This could be one of the most important broadcasts Dr. Dobson has ever made. I know people are writing him from around the country urging him to sound the warning that public schools are dangerous to the faith and morals of Christian children in their states, too, maybe almost as bad as California."
The Alliance for the Separation of School and State was founded in 1994 by parents, educators, and others to inform people how education can be improved by removing politics from education. The Alliance crosses nearly all political and religious boundaries. Members and supporters believe that politics and education don't mix and wish to liberate K-12 schools from state, local, and federal government control.
The Proclamation's signers include Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza; Prof. Thomas Szasz, author of "The Myth of Mental Illness;" 1991 New York State Teacher of the Year, John Taylor Gatto; home school leader Mary Pride; Cato Institute President Edward Crane; Conservative Caucus founder Howard Phillips; Minority Leader of the Colorado State Senate, John K. Andrews, Jr.; and religious leaders Dr. D. James Kennedy, Dr. Tim LaHaye, Brig Gen T.C. Pinckney, USAF ret., 2nd VP of the Southern Baptist Convention, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, and the late Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.
The Proclamation can be signed via the Internet at www.SepSchool.org. More information, including a complete list of proclamation signers, can be found at that website. Or contact Marshall Fritz, Alliance for the Separation of School & State, 4546 E Ashlan #3282, Fresno, CA 93726; or telephone (559) 292-1776.
# # #
Now if THAT isnt the plain truth then I dont know what is!!!
And so untold Billion$$$ has gone down that black hole of an Education System and still 4th grader kids cant read - except for the few special words they had been taught to memorize.
choice words like hamburger, Madonna, Britney Spears, etc....
I love California but sometime I feel if God ever gives the U.S. a suppository, He'll give it through Sacramento.
Dunno how YOUR emploter is, but if I was absent 20% of the time, I'd be looking for a new job!
Many (most) cannot afford private/relgious/parochial school costs@ The solution is to take back the schools and make the Dept. of Ed. accountable for curriculum delivery, and standards!
When our kids leave HS not knowing the state capitals, how a bill becomes law, cannot locate Scotlan on a globe, and cannot explain the Korean War, WW II, who Lee Harvey Oswald was, etc., WE have a problem!
Parents need to demand action, accountability, and need to see results...demand to see policies, credentials (half the "subs" do not ho,d degrees in any dsaicipline, much less one they may be teaching...oopppsss...forgot....they (subs) do "movie day"!
Chartering gives the parents (who are usually the driving force behind the movement) a great deal of control in the operation of the school. Some charter schools in California have been formed to help amalgamate and network far flung home schoolers. Some charter schools have been formed in the inner cities to establish order, discipline, and solid academic goals for the students. Other charters operate in many ways like "magnet schools" where none exist.
I helped draft a charter (which is basically and school constitution and contract with the district on how the school will be operated). If anyone is interested in this sort of educational reform, I can point them in the right direction.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.