I already published this Foolishness...Or Is It? in January, 2009. Does that make this Remedial Foolishness?
- A father has won a court decision after he contended that his high-achieving high school daughter was being wronged because there was a moment of silent reflection (formerly known as Prayer) lasting 30 seconds before classes began.
- The 30 seconds of silence were set aside in compliance with his state’s law so that each student could pray to their own god in their own way.
- You are probably thinking that daddy was objecting because this was some kind of mandate for a prayer and he objected to any attempt to make his child pray to or about anything but this was not his hang up.
- He said he had sued because his daughter was in competition with other students in other schools in other states for admission into the Big Ten University System and these 30 seconds of delay was hurting her chances because the other students in other states were not having their education delayed.
- His Bottom Line ... His daughter was being “forced” to play "catch up".
Some bloggers hold the best part for last but not me. I hold the saddest part for last.
Would I kid u?