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Week Three of my Protest.

1/25/2012

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I read that a person must see a sign or advertisement at least 7 times before it sinks into their brain.
I have a lovely professionally made sign for my protest and it has taken 3 weeks for one person to walk up and talk to me.
Now, of course, that person totally disagrees with me.
She said I was being disrespectful of all the soldiers who died so I could carry that sign mocking them.  


 I told her that I believed that the Constitution gave me the right to carry that sign. 
 She insisted that I was not a good citizen.  
 I told her that I consider myself quite a good patriot.
 She was upset and yelled at me. 
 
 It would be a very boring planet if everyone was the same. 

  My job is not to change her mind.
   Did not try.  

I was just nice and polite.


Which  is my basic nature.
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I told her that this school does not have a recruiter policy and that I was trying to get the school to create a policy so that all recruiters would be allowed to visit the school twice a year and no more.  That would apply to colleges - prospective employers and each branch of the Armed Forces.
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She came back today after doing much internet research with a list of colleges and wanted to know if I wanted them to come to this small rural district to solicit students.  
Then she prattled off a list of colleges that she found were really just cults.   University of Phoenix is Islamic.  Berkeley was on the list- they are run by Scientologists, you know.  She mentioned others run by other cults.
Mormons
Jews
Seventh Day Adventists
 You can see where this is going. 
  
She wanted me to educate myself on the evil dangers of inviting any old college to this school.
Them internets tubes reach everywhere. 

  And if you read it, it must be true.

Read this then.

I will effect change in this school district and help create a safe and equitable recruiter policy for these and future students.
2 Comments
Katy Wilson
1/30/2012 05:16:59 am

This woman may not understand, but I do. And I THANK YOU with every fiber of my being for standing up for our kids!

You can be sure that I will be calling my kids' schools to see their recruiter policies.

Thank you, again!

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barb smith
1/30/2012 06:34:26 am

Thanks Katy!
If you need more info or help with a recruiter policy - please let me know. I still haven't got the one I want passed the School Board - but I am working on it...

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