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truckinslave -> RE: Sharia law is in place in the US!!!! (12/12/2013 8:30:58 AM)
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I saw nothing in the article that said the separate bus runs were requested in order to separate the kids by sex.
That quibble aside, it's an interesting case.
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New York’s education law requires districts to bus students to private schools within the district’s mileage limits. But the specific arrangements are left to the district. The state pays 90 percent of Marathon’s $676,000 transportation budget...
The Amish aren’t happy. Amish parents say they don’t want their children influenced by non-Amish culture — things like clothing and technology and language. They fear their children would be bullied over differences, such as dress: black slacks, jackets and hats for boys and simple long dresses and bonnets for girls.
And they want to be bused at different times. Amish school days start later, after farm chores, and Amish say their children can’t make the district’s early bus runs.
I'd say the Amish have a case as far as their concerns regarding bullying and times. But if you want to remain separate, you can stay separate on your own nickel... (This thinking applies to a lot of issues regarding American Indians, too).
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