Teach your children well...

[Shwa]

Interesting article in the Star. Snuffing free speech is starting younger and younger these days. Whew! For a minute there these brats were actually talking back.

First, this is what the kid said that got him the vacation:

This year, the soccer season was one that easily surpassed the expectations of everyone involved with the team. Admittedly, these expectations were extremely low, due to the three years of abject failure that we have been subjected to, through no fault of our own. We now have it in instilled into us that “soccer” (at Northern) is synonymous with the word “unnecessary.” We had this point made clearly to us during the season, when our last two home games, one of which was against NT, were moved to Forest Hill to allow the football team more field time. Nevertheless, we had a team this year, due to the tenacity and perseverance of several players, who took it upon themselves to do the phys. Ed. department’s job and find a coach.

Here's the story:

School suspends teen who criticized athletics program

Good gawd! Do we only hire the childless in our education system??

[Topaz]

Myself, I can understand both sides of the issue. I think most schools, the football team is put in the #1 position, unless there's a hockey team. Also, being 17 is a rough time for teens and he felt cheated by the school, which made him feel he wasn't good enough because he was on the socceer team and not the football team, which was having special treatment. As far as the schools requirments of being respectful, follow the rules and take responsibilty for your actions, have student ever visited the House of Commons while QP was going on?

[Michael Hardner]

It's not too surprising, given the lack of engagement and consultation that is endemic to our public institutions. They are so slow to change, that they are still organized like the top-down organizations of the 1950s.

It's "decide and defend" in action.

[Evening Star]

Myself, I can understand both sides of the issue.

What do you understand about the school's side of it?? If the article is giving us the whole story, this seems like a completely indefensible action on the school's part.

[bjre]

This is the Canadian education of freedom speech. And this is the exactly the meaning of freedom speech of the western world.

[AngusThermopyle]

This is the Canadian education of freedom speech. And this is the exactly the meaning of freedom speech of the western world.

Blah blah blah evil western panty wearing world blah blah blah.

Did you ever watch a documentary called the "Dying Rooms"? Perhaps you should, in fact I recomend that anyone who hasn't seen it watch it. Its availlable at least in part on the internet. Once you do, feel free to come on here and tell us evil westerners just how evil we are in comparison to what it shows. It might just give you a different view of CAS, at least compared to the subject shown.

[guyser]

Blah blah blah evil western panty wearing world blah blah blah.

....not to mention the fact.....

In Canada, protest by students in support of fellow student happen without incidence. Canada Win!

In China, protest by students in support of fellow student......oh come on, I cant type when laughing..ok ok...um, student enrollment drop by half in 3 minutes.Students now part of road after being squished. Body parts good filler for potholes. China Win!

[M.Dancer]

This is the Canadian education of freedom speech. And this is the exactly the meaning of freedom speech of the western world.

And now his speech is across the entire western world.

That's Freedom...no MSG..CHINA WIN

[Wild Bill]

Interesting article in the Star. Snuffing free speech is starting younger and younger these days. Whew! For a minute there these brats were actually talking back.

This is the inevitable result of giving too much power to academics!

[Evening Star]

High school teachers, coaches, and administrators are not academics.

[Michael Hardner]

I didn't realize that the student made the speech to the whole school at assembly. But still, these seems like a harsh punishment. Oh well.

[Evening Star]

Why shouldn't he make that speech at an assembly? Students at my school sometimes made comparable speeches when running for head boy or head girl and were not punished for it.