Category Archives: EDUCATION

Holly Ridge ‘Walk In’ Reclaimed From Political Tug Of War

Posted on November 1, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

An update in the ‘Walk In’ flyer story:

I was sent a link to a website: http://hollyspringswalkin.weebly.com/

The text is as follows:

There have been many recent inaccuracies reported about this coming Monday’s events scheduled. This page will serve as a basic source of information to alleviate any political involvement or affiliation.

The goal for November 4th is to bring together parents and teachers along with other community members to have a positive conversation about our children and education.

Here is what we are planning in Holly Springs:

At Holly Ridge Elementary…
Teachers will meet outside of the school at 8:30 AM and walk in together at 8:45 with the bell

For all Holly Springs Schools…
Meet at Holly Grove campus at 4:30
Walk to Holly Springs High School
Meet with parents and teachers to discuss these three main questions: Continue reading →

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NCAE Sends Unionization Propaganda Flyer Home With Kids

Posted on October 29, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

A line was crossed tonight in Holly Springs, NC by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE). A flyer for a planned Teacher “Walk In” was distributed to kids at Holly Ridge Elementary school in their ‘take-home folders’ today. This “Walk In” has been talked about in the media a bit but nothing hit as close to home as this did. This flyer had no business being ferried home by our children. Keep reading to see why. Continue reading →

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Zero Tolerance Is Literally For The Little People

Posted on October 17, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

In my own state of NC, we see that Zero Tolerance policies only apply to the Little People – the students. WRAL is reporting that an “employee” of Wayne county schools donned a black mask and carried a fake gun into a classroom as part of a “citizenship enrichment lesson”.

I’d like to know what the definition of “citizenship enrichment lesson” is at this school. Is it a citizenship lesson similar to the recent one scrapping parts of the Constitution? Maybe a better awareness of one’s surroundings might be defending oneself against rape at school. Also, why WRAL is calling this person simply an “employee”? Last time I checked, people who worked in classrooms in schools were called Teachers. Maybe this person isn’t the actual teacher but an administrator or other position? We don’t know, the school won’t say.

Read more… Continue reading →

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News & Record’s Statist Response To Home Schooling Searches

Posted on October 16, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

I was under the weather and out of action yesterday but perhaps might have rallied to respond to this article at the News and Record had I seen it: Home school inspections would intrude on privacy?

A day ago, the Lt. Governor’s office sent out press releases alerting the public that NDPE (Division of Non-Public Education) might be thinking about bringing back random spot inspections and searches of home schools. NDPE and the Lt. Governor’s office then issued a joint statement saying such inspections would not happen.

The article, written by Doug Clark, seems to take aim at the Lt. Governor for advocating the privacy rights of home schoolers. The article reports the facts of the case in the first couple of paragraphs, then it turns a bit statist sounding. From the article with emphasis added: Continue reading →

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UPDATED – Homeschools Being Subjected To Random Inspections?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Are homeschools in North Carolina going to be subjected to random searches? It looks like the NDPE (Division of Non-Public Education) might be resuming just such a practice. I’ve written before that we’d be seeing homeschools come under more scrutiny. Common Core is becoming wildly unpopular and widely criticized, so could this be the start of a crackdown of parents trying to flee it?

Via press release from the Lt. Governor’s office: Continue reading →

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Wake School Board District 2 Race – Debt & Tax Issues

Posted on October 5, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

It appears that Wake County School Board Candidate for District 2, Monika Johnson Hostler hasn’t been up front with voters. Hostler failed to disclose her debt issues totaling close to $18,000, delinquency in property taxes and her past opinion in the Crystal Mangum/Duke Lacrosse Team case. Continue reading →

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