The public should have a say in what is taught at schools

Refutations "Actually racism has been taught and accepted at my school and I have been personally critisized to to my country. I have in fact been allowed due to this notion to remove myself from all classes that may aggravate this sentiment." I highly doubt that your 'school' teaches you to hate minorities, or others. Adding on to that, your source (yourself) is unreliable and therefore should be discredited. Unless you can actually bring in real hard-core evidence of racism being taught in schools, this point is moot. Here is an example of numerous people, including teachers, fighting racism [1]. " That is not true. There is a possibility of online schools, of which are already used in this day and age, in which the child may be taught according to what is accepted by parents or guardians wether they are republicans or democrats." Since when was an online school run and managed by parents? Online courses are managed by universities and colleges, not the common parent. "Are you in fact stating that for not being in the position of a governmental leader or a teacher we are in fact dumber than other those who are and that we are not able to make such choices for ourselves? By stating that you are in fact saying that both you and I are dumber than these people. We are all people with the same brain capacity and the same capability of choice." Actually, I believe some of us are. Look at some homeless people on the street. Some of them may have been cheated out of their lives, but others cheated themselves out of their lives through careless spending, or through drug/alcohol abuse. These people are part of the public. But overall, when you look at it, how much of our society is truly smarter than a government leader? Very, very few. Government leaders run America. They know what we need to focus on and how we can improve our American education system. People of the public...? Not so much. "The right to security both physical and verbal may be threatened due to the comments that may be made after being taught something such as what is being currently taught in the grade 7 and 8 curriculums." I believe this is according to the racisim issue. Once again, racism is not yet a true part of this debate and should be ignored for this reason. Furthermore, how many kids are going to have a discussion after a math or history class? If they are, it must be useful to have them partaking in an engaging conversation/debate. "It also violates the right not to be thrust upon cruel or unusual punishment which include humiliation that is also caused by such curriculum." I think you have the wrong idea about school. Schools teach kids things like math, science, writing, and history. They don't teach racism or anything negative like racism. What kind of a teacher will beat up on a student so dramatically that it's cruel and unusual punishment? Even so, how is humiliation a "cruel and unusual" punishment? We see it everyday of our lives on the news, online, everywhere! It's not cruel and unusual. Cruel and unusual is hanging someone, not poking fun at someone. "By not allowing a say in such curriculum you are also causing depression in the child who is being bullied for this which is taught in schools. A child may feel as if they are bad if their country is shown in such a manner. This has happened personally and to friends and peers. One of my peers committed suicide due to the stress caused by having to live with all the cruel insulting comments given off by other students on the topic of her country." My condolences for your unfortunate friend. Nonetheless, how was this the school's fault? The school was simply teaching about a country; it's very important to learn about the rest of the governments and people out there. It was that person's friends' fault. Don't blame the school. It's simply doing what it was supposed to do. Teach. The resolution still stands. The burden of proof remains unanswered. Sources: 1. http://www.ipcmedia.com...