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mellercopter t1_j8pup6n wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Northfield's Police Chief Takes Flak for His Provocative Public Stances by BudsKind802

I think most girls and women have a legitimate concern about keeping themselves safe and no one seems to be too concerned with our opinions about how either. We aren't worried about sharing bathrooms with trans women or playing on coed sports teams, we're worried about being killed by our male partners and raped by male strangers and even family members. Nothing you are advocating for actually protects women or girls from the things that are most dangerous based on facts.

There are places advocating for lowering the age of legal marriage, permitting perpetrators of domestic violence to continue to own firearms and giving convicted rapists less jail time than someone with unpaid parking tickets and you choose to focus on who's shitting in the stall next to me. Absurd.

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RanikG t1_j8pswp1 wrote

Reply to comment by greenergrassgrows in Northfield's Police Chief Takes Flak for His Provocative Public Stances by BudsKind802

I noticed you switched ages when making your comparison. I see this pattern often when someone argues this point. Can you explain your rationale for framing it this way? ::minor daughter:: showering/locker room with ::(adult) men::

I find your statement confusing because If students are sharing locker rooms, presumably it is with peers of similar ages. So, why not frame the argument accurately as minor daughter v minor boy. Why introduce the false and emotionally loaded power dynamic of man/big vs. girl/small?

Regardless of your thought process, your point is complete bullshit.

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ilagitamus t1_j8ppwdl wrote

Reply to comment by Primary-Cap-3147 in Vermont Public School Teachers- What Are Your Concerns? by Primary-Cap-3147

For bullying if no progress is being made I’d force an in person meeting and ensure that when the meeting ends specific action will be taken or that my child is separated from the one in question. If it’s bad enough, legal action. Bullying has a very specific legal definition in VT and schools can be held very liable if they’re aware of it and do nothing.

Academically, any areas I had concern on for my child I’d find ways to work on at home or over the summer. I’m privileged enough to have the means that I’d be able to make up the difference in ensuring my child has the academic skills required to be successful moving on, at least within grades K to 6.

Within my school though, and from other teachers I talk to in my district, the kind of stuff worst case scenarios and hellscapes I’m hearing being described aren’t happening. That doesn’t mean they aren’t, but from my own perspective, things are maybe a little rough, but are still perfectly manageable. Learning is happening, fun is happening, social development is happening. Teachers feel supported, behavior response has to be triaged, but is still within the scope of being managed within the classroom and in a way that generally isn’t disruptive.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j8pluwy wrote

Reply to comment by bonanzapineapple in Responses to gentrification by Northwoods01

Idk I think of it as pretty accurate. Look up the latest maps vs our county maps. If anything they include more rural voters in otherwise denser areas (including parts of Orange County in Washington county for example) yeah, it’s not exact but I do think our state senate is pretty well drawn up to represent our population.

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