Home Featured Content Article Archive Directors' Choice Awards About Us Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Teacher Quicksource Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Blog State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 2/21/2006 2:40:00 PM Author: Renee (Sheilawheila1@yahoo.com) Subject: If it were my child I would take him out... If it were my child I would take him out of the public school. Why is a child with such a severe allergy enrolled in public school, anyway? Recently there was an uproar because Brittney Spears was seen driving with her infant son on her lap. From every corner of the land we heard, "irresponsible; child abuse; arrest her; take the child away." And why? Because she knowingly put her child in a situation that could have cost his life. Well, if your child has such a severe allergy, and you send him to school, aren't you knowingly putting your child in a situation that could cost his life? Why isn't that child abuse? What, exactly, is the difference? You can't trust your child's safety, indeed life, to a stranger. Nobody (aside from the child's other parent) can or will love your child like you. You can't just ban something and walk away with your fingers crossed, hoping that somebody doesn't violate your edicts. Somebody will bring a peanut product to school. Then what? When your child is lying in a hospital bed, are you going to tell him that a stranger didn't care enough to keep him safe, or are you going to tell him the truth - that you didn't care enough to homeschool him? I'm not saying it's easy, it isn't. Trust me, I have pulled my son out of school and am homeschooling. Is time a problem? Tough - find the time. Is money a problem? Tough - find a way. If you want something badly enough you will find a way to make it happen. If you care enough about your child you will find a way to make it happen. Quit whining, and take care of your kids! Name: Email: Subject

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