In Henderson, Nevada (Las Vegas Metro Area), a group of parents is pushing Clark County School District to stop the viewing 2 plays at Green Valley High School: Rent (the student version) & The Laramie Project. (LVNow)
It is the age old argument, you are not gonna show my kids stuff that they have never seen before! I got news for these parents, your kids go to public high school, they've seen worse in the hallways. Instead of shutting down the drama program, parents should consider home schooling their kids. It is not a bad idea.
I understand sheltering your kids from the harsh world, I'm all for it. However, it makes not sense to let them actually go to high school where they learn all the realities of the harsh world, but request that the school not perform the 'student version' of Rent. Just don't let your kid go, if you think it is that bad. But, you ought to consider taking your kid out of school altogether. Otherwise, you are kind of a hypocrite.
Sources say the parents have hired an attorney and are now going to court with a lawsuit. We'll see how serious they are once they have to start paying an attorney.
Bytheway, I wonder if those same parents are trying to do anything about the huge drug problem at Green Valley High School.
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4 COMMENTS:
1. I am incredibly jealous. I saw "Rent" with the original cast on Broadway and I would have loved to perform a play like this in high school. Sadly, I got stuck with "The Music Man," because I went to catholic school.
2. I fully intend to call the school and ask when they are performing so that I can get tickets. I would not typically go to something like this, but now I will. These people piss me off. Censor your own kids, but not the entire school.
Totally inappropriate for school. Some people will stop at nothing in their quest to raise a generation without any values.
Danielle, I agree, to a certain extent. I also agree with JH, to a certain extent. School should not be a battle ground, though.
"Rent" may be inappropriate for school, I'd agree. However, it is the student version. Maybe what kids need is an understanding of how to be understanding of difficult topics.
The fact is that there are people of different genders, races, cultures, sexual orientation, etc. in our society. We can be tolerant without accepting their way of life into ours. We should be tolerant.
My fear in today's society, though, is that only one group is being asked to be tolerant. Why isn't everyone tolerant of the opposing views. Religious folks are not idiots and homosexuals are not freaks. Truth is we are all a little 'messed up' and that should be where we meet in the middle and find tolerance.
So, chill out!!
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