Parental Request, Individual Responsibility and American Freedom

[David Triche <dtriche@LAUSD.K12.CA.US>]

We live in a free society. This freedom demands individual responsibility.
It is a parent's responsibility to make sure their children understand what
they deem acceptable reading material.  Furthermore, it is the child's
responsibility to follow the wishes of their parents.  If parents can't
trust their children it is their job to correct this situation, not the job
of teachers and librarians.   We can not be in the position interpreting
what every parent approves or disapproves of.  This is a matter of judgment
that only the parent can decide.  It is our responsibility to provide the
widest spectrum of materials for students.   I would never get involved in
policing the individual student book selections. This is antithetical to
freedom.  This is solely the parents responsibility and should not be
infringed upon by anyone.


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David N. Triche, LMT
UTLA Chapter Chair
Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School
Los Angeles Unified School District
1650 Selby Ave.
L.A. CA 90024
Phone & Fax 310-470-0616

Wit and wisdom of  George W. Bush
Graduate of Yale and Harvard

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
-Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to
interpret law."
Austin, Texas, Nov. 22, 2000

"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some
kind of federal program."
St. Charles, Mo., Nov. 2, 2000

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."
-Reuters, May 5, 2000

We ought to make the pie higher."
-South Carolina Republican Debate, Feb. 15, 2000

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
-Greater Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 27, 2000

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