Walton Co. School Board Meets about Blithe Spirit!!

[30A Skunkape]

Time out-Somebody please remind all interested where and when the meeting will be held

 

[yucarenow]

kinda lookin' forward to tonight's "show"

see ya there everybody;-)

 

[yucarenow]

Time out-Somebody please remind all interested where and when the meeting will be held

its at the SoWal high school auditorium- 5 pm

 

[Jdarg]

AGENDA​

A SPECIAL MEETING ​

SCHOOL BOARD OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
SoWal High School, 645 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 - SWHS Auditorium ​

Thursday, November 15, 2007 ​

5:00 pm ​

25 - ADMINISTRATION - ​

25.40 - Miscellaneous ​

Board hearing and decision on appeal of the District Challenged Materials Committee’s recommendations ​

regarding the challenged material, Blithe Spirit. ​

99 - ADJOURNMENT - ​

99.01 - Adjournment
NOTE: [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the School Board with respect to any matter considered at such [/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]meeting or hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, such person may need to [/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon [/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]which the appeal is to be based.[/FONT]​

We need parents, students, and community members to attend this meeting.

The church (which nobody will name) has apparently told their congregation that Blithe Spirit is dangerous for our young adults and should not be allowed at SoWal. The church may have a numbers advantage at this meeting since they are a captive audience and are known supporters who are easily reached and persuaded. We have heard that the church members may be there in force.

On the other hand, those of us who support the drama department, the school system, and the idea that religious organizations do not have a say in PUBLIC school curriculum - we don't have a formal pulpit or way to reach the masses- we just have to hope that information was passed along, and that people read newspapers, message boards, and watch the news. Please e-mail this post to everyone you know and please attend if you are able.

I will be attending with both kids- let's fill up that auditorium!!!!

 

[surfer72689]

However, the church is very involved in SoWal. The pastor's son attendeds swhs and attends the football games all the time. There are also students that attend swhs that go to that church and i am one of them. Now this whole thing is more on the role of tolerance. Yet prayer and religion can be taken out of schools even though this country was founded on christian beliefs, in god we trust is plastered across currency and government documents, and even the senate and house of reps pray before their meetings. To continue, we can put plays in our school system that are contrary to a majority of religions even though that it is just fiction and acting and yes you may consider it to be ridiculous and that parents are just sheltering their kids from the real world but if we allowed prayer and relgion in the schools then i dont see a problem with the play because it is classic that discusses real issues that are in the real world. Thus if there is going to tolerance for one thing then there must be tolerant of everything. Another thing that baffles me is why we were not a allowded to do grease but we were allowed to do blithe spirit...i think the majority of this problem falls on the administration as well as in the drama department itself. But i know i will be at that meeting fighting for what i believe in just as everyone else has the right to so there is no reason to chop someones head off for expressing their oppions and beliefs...im just saying.

Okay.... now I work at a Church as a youth intern... my boss and I are very involved with SoWal High School. The first issue, Prayer is not kicked out of school... in fact in the morning you have a moment of silence. this means that you have a specified time of the day that you can pray in the morning. a student can lead prayer with other students all they want as loud as they want! as a youth intern and a former student of SoWal High, I have led many things there concerning prayer. there is FCA on friday mornings, there was See you at the pole! the fact of the matter is that people get mad that someone doesn't lead a christian based prayer in the mornings for the entire school... GOOD!!!!!!!! in fact the Bible tell those who follow it not to do that! it's forcing your faith on someone else!. Issue two, this country was not founded on christian beliefs... it was founded on freedom of worship!!!!! which means what ever you believe in! now to challenge a play as benine and the Blithe Spirit is crazy! as Kase has said, you can't fly via broomstick! and really I know these kids! they have some pretty good heads on thier shoulders! and they are old enough to determine what is real or not! I'll be there tonight! and I'll say something along these lines if someone says "prayer has been kicked out of school!" use logic! use your head! think before you speak and for good sake read the script! you might like!

 

[Jdarg]

Surfer72689- and great post! I am looking forward to hearing from some more local clergy.

 

[kathydwells]

I have just had a chance to go back read some of the recent posts in this thread. I am very, very impressed by the communication skills of so many of you from SWHS. I also wanted to wish all of you that are fighting for your Drama Department, good luck!!!! I wish I could be there to voice my opinion, but I will be there in spirit!!!!! Hang in there and keep fighting for what you believe in.

Hi Darg Vader. (Love your location, that is too funny).

 

[Mango]

Sending good vibes your way tonight. I am impressed at the youth here posting their opinions on this Board and who have voiced their opinions so intelligently on other media through out Sowal. You deserve to put on a production and interpret any works you and your families deem suitable.
So go break a leg.

 

[Jdarg]

T minus 1 hour. Hope to see some y'all at the high school!

 

[Sheila]

T minus 1 hour. Hope to see some y'all at the high school!

I'll be there with you in.....well, not body, but certainly in spirit.