Rants and Raves
Dang Dances And Darn Good DPW
What to love and hate about living in East Greenwich this week.
RANT: First Dodgeball, now parent-child dances and ballgames have been banned. Has the world gone crazy? Or is it just Cranston (if you missed the story, after a year in which they already battled to keep prayer – or at least a prayer banner – in school – the school system nixed all father-daughter dances/mother-son soccer matches in response to an ACLU suit that claimed they were in violation of state gender discrimination laws)? The thing is, I have mixed feelings about similar father/daughter-mother/son events that take place in our own school community. On one hand, they have a sweet nostalgic aura of simpler times that bring to mind town picnics, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney putting on a play, and going down to the drugstore for a …
taylor bailey
6:21 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012
Well, well said, Timmy...The world is a different place these days..Like it or not, it is not the place of a few to make choices for the majority..Wether through divorce, death or gender preference, the tide has shifted when it comes to the social world (including childrens activities). Life is moving and changing at a fast pace...It is time for people to catch up!! more ›