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minus-squareJason2357linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s not understanding, that’s whitewashing (or being naive). Those 3 points don’t actually add up to “parents rights” unless you add one key additional component.
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI’m not saying they add up to “parents rights”, I’m trying to get across that a lot of parents feel like they’ve been let down by their kids schools. That makes for fertile ground when a right wing campaigner comes along and says “do you trust the school?”
That’s not understanding, that’s whitewashing (or being naive). Those 3 points don’t actually add up to “parents rights” unless you add one key additional component.
I’m not saying they add up to “parents rights”, I’m trying to get across that a lot of parents feel like they’ve been let down by their kids schools.
That makes for fertile ground when a right wing campaigner comes along and says “do you trust the school?”