Bryan Henderson, a student at Princeton High School, decided he was fed up with the constant stream of left-wing propaganda from his teachers. So he decided to shake things up a bit, and shake them up he did. Read his tale here.
Operation Tiger Claw, as his effort became known, got quite a bit of attention. It's refreshing to see a student so familiar with the Bill of Rights and court rulings on free speech. I also think the operation was in part a success, because it appears that some students may have learned that merely screaming "racist!" at anyone or anything they disagree with is a pretty immature and ineffective way to argue (although the one parent mentioned in the article seems oblivious to that reality).
Kudos to Brian for his efforts. I'm sure we'll be hearing more about him in the future. And I ask you - what have public schools become, when even the top schools like Princeton inspire such mindless rhetoric ("Anyone who wants to end Arab occupation is racist!") in many students, and such determined revolutionary spirit in the rest. Brian keeps a pocket copy of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights with him at all times. I didn't feel the need to do that when I was in high school, and it's disturbing to realize that students need that protection now.
Posted by kswygert at June 23, 2004 05:33 AM