How far is the system willing to go to punish victims of school harassment while mollycoddling the harassers?We've already seen this trend with the tyranny of "no pass, no drive" - which punishes students for poor grades but not for serial harassment. Now America is being treated to a big, stinky, bunkeroo-like repeat at the hands of a new program in Texas.
Several cities in Texas have implemented a right-wing program to track so-called truants by forcing them to wear a GPS ankle bracelet 24/7. School harassers are not punished in this fashion. But alleged truants are.
Tell me if that's not giving special rights to bullies.
And if you think this program won't expand, I wouldn't be surprised if students "at risk" of truancy are next. Harassers will be the last ones punished (as is clear from other right-wing gimmicks like this). Things like this always start off small, but before you know it, you're in an America you don't recognize.
(Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/23/national/main4376972.shtml)
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