Bush wants to waive law that bans educational segregation for homeless

[Oilwellian]

“SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” EDUCATION: The Wall Street Journal reports that Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will ask Congress to waive a federal law that bans educational segregation for homeless children. The Bush administration is arguing, along with states like Utah and Texas, that providing schooling for evacuees – who, in this case, are likened to homeless children — will be disruptive to public school systems, so they want to have sound legal backing for creating separate educational facilities for the 372,000 schoolchildren displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The State of Mississippi is opposed to waiving the Act because they argue the law helps evacuees enroll in schools without red tape.

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/09/14/katrina-excuse/

[SeattleGirl]

1. Well, can't let the darkies taint the students

This is so sickening!!! Especially because * and company are using the horrendous effects of Katrina (including their slow response) to override rules and laws that have been in effect for years. We have to get these people out of there before they finish the destruction of this country!

[applegrove]

2. Who here thinks the whole menu of "waved" laws due to Katrina will

be rolled over & up into one big law repealing of all the laws permanently?

I really do not think Bush & the boys stopped plotting for one minute.

[applegrove]

3. The stuff well off kids could learn about life & love for having these

kids in their schools.

[LittleClarkie]

4. Get to the back of the school bus

Greeeat.

Did they ever think that some of those evacuees are going to be staying? What then? Permanent evacuee schools?

[Erika]

5. Wait until the rest of the world finds out we segregate the black

and the poor for their education.

No wonder we have no credibility left in human rights issues.

[newswolf56]

6. And our very own Howard Dean was on Fox-TV last night defending Bush as...

"not...racist."

Edit: Oops; my age was showing.

[OneBlueSky]

7. and if the majority of these children were middle class and white? . . .

would Bush be making the same request? . . . I mean, is there an ounce of doubt in anyone's mind? . . .

[hlthe2b]

8. AND he wants to maintain that he is NOT RACIST?????????

Damn... Anything for your hysterical white-sheeted base, right, you asshole?

[Sgent]

9. This is embarrassing

when what your doing is so bad that even Haley Barbor and the State of Mississippi opposes it, you know you have sunk to new levels.

Note... I'm a Mississippian, and I'm proud we are taking this position, but our past is nothing to be proud of.

[Oilwellian]

10. Kick for the morning crowd n/t

:kick: