Hundreds of Colorado students protest history curriculum changes that would promote patriotism

[unhappycamper]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/09/24/hundreds-colorado-students-protest-proposed-history-curriculum-changes/



Sept. 23, 2014: Pamona High School students engage with passing motorists in a busy intersection near their school, during a multi-school protest against a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil unrest in the teaching of U.S. history, in Arvada, Colo.

Hundreds of Colorado students protest history curriculum changes that would promote patriotism
Published September 24, 2014
Associated Press

ARVADA, Colo. – Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms around suburban Denver on Tuesday in protest over a conservative-led school board proposal to focus history education on topics that promote citizenship, patriotism and respect for authority, in a show of civil disobedience that the new standards would aim to downplay.

The youth protest in the state's second-largest school district follows a sick-out from teachers that shut down two high schools in the politically and economically diverse area that has become a key political battleground.

Student participants said their demonstration was organized by word of mouth and social media. Many waved American flags and carried signs, including messages that read "There is nothing more patriotic than protest."

"I don't think my education should be censored. We should be able to know what happened in our past," said Tori Leu, a 17-year-old student who protested at Ralston Valley High School in Arvada.

[Feral Child]

1. Good for them!

They're the ones that will bleed in the continuing Corporate Wars. Glad to see them taking a stand.

[Frustratedlady]

2. Sound like another Koch bros. influence.

Hopefully, they are getting the message the citizens aren't going to stand for their shenanigans. Talk about patriotism.

They have tried to integrate their beliefs into the Florida universities and it wouldn't surprise me if they are involved with the Texas textbooks, either.

Their poison surrounds us in so many ways.

[mountain grammy]

3. I have friends in that school district! They are pissed!