Were 9 and 10 year old's forced to sing an anti-Walker song? Were they victims of liberal teacher indoctrination? Give me a break.
The one striking thing you’ll notice about the following story from Fox 6, is the amount of time spent on the piece, it’s long. What looks like an inadvertent participation of fourth graders singing along to traditional songs changed slightly to include Scott Walker, Fox 6 appears to add a hysterical edge.
Especially by anchor Brad Hicks, who couldn’t contain his outrage. Fox 6 has done themselves a disservice by its sensational coverage here, that even the student’s parents didn’t seem to feel particularly strong about. In fact the parent’s responses made it seem like they weren’t entirely familiar with the exact details.
I have a fourth grader myself, and if he had been drawn into anything he didn’t feel comfortable with, he would been outa there. I’m mean really, let’s stop acting like victims, and be honest adults. The teachers allowed, not forced, 9 and 10 year old students to get a taste of democracy close up. How horrible was that? The kids don't look concerned or forced into a little fun while waiting for their tour.
You'll love the laughable phony outrage of Rep. Robin Vos and Steve Nass, two bad actors who see a TV camera and a nicely packaged issue handed to them on a platter:
A FOX6 Investigators story is generating huge response. The story centered on a public school teacher who allowed students to take part in a political demonstration at the Capitol. When fourth graders from the Portage School District took a tour of the Capitol building in late September, they didn't just witness a political demonstration, they became part of it -- with their teacher's permission. As their teacher looked on, the students were encouraged to clap and sing along with the so-called "Solidarity Singers," a daily gathering of anti-Walker protesters.
The superintendent of the Portage School District refused to watch video of the display. He told the FOX6 Investigators the teacher was naive and didn't realize it was a political protest.
Remember, many of the songs were traditional, and why a teacher would be familiar with any lyrical changes targeting Scott Walker is anybody’s guess. But no big surprise, conservative phony outrage ensued:
The investigation set off a firestorm of response on political talk radio and a long string of comments on our FOX6 Facebook page. JENNIFER KELLING-MARSHMAN says, "I see nothing wrong with it. I would not have an issue if my child was there." While BONNIE OHMSTEAD writes, "IF my children were involved in this, the [blank] would hit the fan." JOSEPH BROWN says, "Its their future at stake because of Walker and his [blank]. I see nothing wrong with learning what its like to stand up for themselves when they get trampled on." While JENNIFER JANKOWSKI counters, "Would you feel that way if they participated in the Nazi rally in West Allis a few weeks ago?"
A question for Ms. Jankowski; would you feel that way if they participated in support of Walker or their current policies? Probably not. Still, conservative political correctness rules our state now:
On Thursday, November 3rd, the Portage School District released a letter of reprimand that's been placed in the fourth grade teacher's personnel file. It calls the decision to let kids take part in the protest a "lack of professional judgment." The teacher replied that he's "embarrassed," but "did not do anything wrong."
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