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Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:38:11 PM
A local school leader has upset some parents what has he done? Had sex with a student, fire a good teacher? Nope.
Carolyn McKinley, whose son and daughter attend Plattsmouth Nebraska Elementary School, said she was shocked when her second-grade daughter brought home a security form for her to fill out.
The form, McKinley said, was required for her to be allowed to bring food and attend her children's Valentine's Day parties.
"I am just another parent, and I don't understand why I should have to give the school a lot of very personal information, including my Social Security number, to sit in the back of the class and watch the kids eat treats," McKinley said. "They are asking for information which I think is inappropriate."
The ACLU is looking into the matter. This is one time when a government school is doing right. Youth sports teams today have to do back ground checks on their volunteer coaches and even some churches are having to do that so why shouldn't a public school do the same. Yes perhaps the school should allow parents to bring food to a party without being checked but still the school is right. When it comes to children schools and all of us have to be careful. No one should be above the rules including parents. Think about this what if the school didn't do this and some parent did something horrible to a child while at the school. Better to be safe than sorry and better to upset some parents and keep kids safe. As a person who has gone through some checks they are painless.
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