I worked at Hononegah for 9 years and taught in that district for 14. Every time this issue would raise its head, the community would roll their collective eyes and go back to business as usual.
There are some in Lake Forest who want to eliminate the Scouts, and I worry this bill will give them the means to do it. Fifteen years ago, a freshman shouted into the Booster store I was opening, calling us racists because of our mascot. I followed her, hoping to explain that the entire North Shore was once marshland inhabited by Native American tribes—and that our mascot was meant to honor that history. Her smug indifference showed she didn’t care. But she was just a teenager. The lawmakers behind this bill have no such excuse.
Well said, Madeline. I don't necessarily blame a teenager for their ignorance, although they have the means to become educated. I blame the lawmakers and, to some degree, the school districts who go along with this nonsense. They should be lobbying Springfield for local control.
I worked at Hononegah for 9 years and taught in that district for 14. Every time this issue would raise its head, the community would roll their collective eyes and go back to business as usual.
Yup. If this silly bill passes, I'd just ignore it anyway.
There are some in Lake Forest who want to eliminate the Scouts, and I worry this bill will give them the means to do it. Fifteen years ago, a freshman shouted into the Booster store I was opening, calling us racists because of our mascot. I followed her, hoping to explain that the entire North Shore was once marshland inhabited by Native American tribes—and that our mascot was meant to honor that history. Her smug indifference showed she didn’t care. But she was just a teenager. The lawmakers behind this bill have no such excuse.
Well said, Madeline. I don't necessarily blame a teenager for their ignorance, although they have the means to become educated. I blame the lawmakers and, to some degree, the school districts who go along with this nonsense. They should be lobbying Springfield for local control.