The ACLU vs. Small-Town America
This week, I sat and watched from almost 400 miles away as the news broke on social media and online news outlets that the ACLU was taking issue with my alma mater in Ohio. Small-town America at it's finest, it's a place I hope to never regret growing up in and graduating from high school. Since then, on more than one occasion, I've become angry. To explain briefly, SOMEONE complained. SOMEONE didn't like that the district was having religious assemblies prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas. SOMEONE didn't like that the school district values "honesty and Christian values" as stated in the high school student handbook. Of course, who this particular SOMEONE is will remain a mystery for now, because they get to maintain their anonymity while the ACLU sends letters and makes threats on their behalf. That angered me - because I don't do bullies. Just ask any other education advocate in the state of New York right now. We have one big b...