Would NY city allow students to skip school for anti abortion protest?

[Alinvegas]

NYC says 1.1M students can skip school for climate strike protest

School districts are debating what position to take after New York City announced that 1.1 million public school students could skip classes without penalties to join the global youth climate strikes Friday, the New York Times reports.

Why it matters: Per the Times, this a test of the movement’s impact — by causing disruptions and getting noticed by political leaders who are in NYC for the United Nations Climate Action Summit 3 days later and the General Assembly meeting that follows it.

• Organizers expect millions of people to leave work, home and school to take part in massive climate strike protests around the world.

The big picture: Youth strike advocates Fridays for Future said more than 2,400 events were taking place Sept. 20–27 to coincide with the UN climate summit on Sept. 23, where Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is due to make an address.

• More than 115 countries and 1,000 cities have registered so far, the group said.

"All eyes are on the United States which already has 145 cities signed up, with participation that is expected to be tenfold when compared with the first two global strikes in March and May of this year."
What's happening in the U.S.: The Times reports that large districts around the U.S. were discussing on Monday afternoon the issue of whether to allow students to miss school for the strikes.

• A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District told the NYT that officials were "still finalizing" plans. Cambridge, Massachusetts, City Council members said they would discuss a motion on Tuesday to excuse students.

The other side: Critics, "ranging from climate-change deniers to people who argue for a less radical approach" to tackling global warming, "said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was using school attendance policy to promote a political aim," the NYT notes.

• The New York Post’s editorial board called the move "out-and-out government sponsorship of a particular point of view." There was some concern that a few students could take advantage of the opportunity to skip school for fun, according to the Times.

Wow, Just Wow...

 

[EatTheRich]

NYC says 1.1M students can skip school for climate strike protest

School districts are debating what position to take after New York City announced that 1.1 million public school students could skip classes without penalties to join the global youth climate strikes Friday, the New York Times reports.

Why it matters: Per the Times, this a test of the movement’s impact — by causing disruptions and getting noticed by political leaders who are in NYC for the United Nations Climate Action Summit 3 days later and the General Assembly meeting that follows it.

• Organizers expect millions of people to leave work, home and school to take part in massive climate strike protests around the world.

The big picture: Youth strike advocates Fridays for Future said more than 2,400 events were taking place Sept. 20–27 to coincide with the UN climate summit on Sept. 23, where Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is due to make an address.

• More than 115 countries and 1,000 cities have registered so far, the group said.

"All eyes are on the United States which already has 145 cities signed up, with participation that is expected to be tenfold when compared with the first two global strikes in March and May of this year."
What's happening in the U.S.: The Times reports that large districts around the U.S. were discussing on Monday afternoon the issue of whether to allow students to miss school for the strikes.

• A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District told the NYT that officials were "still finalizing" plans. Cambridge, Massachusetts, City Council members said they would discuss a motion on Tuesday to excuse students.

The other side: Critics, "ranging from climate-change deniers to people who argue for a less radical approach" to tackling global warming, "said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was using school attendance policy to promote a political aim," the NYT notes.

• The New York Post’s editorial board called the move "out-and-out government sponsorship of a particular point of view." There was some concern that a few students could take advantage of the opportunity to skip school for fun, according to the Times.

Wow, Just Wow...

1 difference: if NYC is wiped out by a preventable superstorm, there won’t be a school left.

 

[llovejim]

the difference is, climate change is not really a political or moral or religious issue, it is a common sense issue, like being against torture or state sponsored murders of prisoners strapped to gurneys.

it is good to encourage kids to get involved in issues that will affect their live so much in the future, especially if we do not start doing something to mitigate the damage before it is too late.

 

[Nostra]

1 difference: if NYC is wiped out by a preventable superstorm, there won’t be a school left.

A "preventable superstorm"?

How would one go about preventing a superstorm? This should be good.......

 

[Mr. Friscus]

The new federal education guidelines:

Student MUST think:
1, the world will end in 10 years
2. America was founded racist and evil

 

[Colorforms]

the difference is, climate change is not really a political or moral or religious issue, it is a common sense issue, like being against torture or state sponsored murders of prisoners strapped to gurneys.

it is good to encourage kids to get involved in issues that will affect their live so much in the future, especially if we do not start doing something to mitigate the damage before it is too late.

Actually, anthropogenic climate change is very much a political issue, and most people know it.

 

[Alinvegas]

1 difference: if NYC is wiped out by a preventable superstorm, there won’t be a school left.

What the Fvck is a preventable superstorm?

 

[EatTheRich]

A "preventable superstorm"?

How would one go about preventing a superstorm? This should be good.......

By avoiding heating the atmosphere thus increasing the amount of total energy in the system and the probability of such a storm.

 

[EatTheRich]

Actually, anthropogenic climate change is very much a political issue, and most people know it.

Because of the politically motivated science denial.

 

[EatTheRich]

What the Fvck is a preventable superstorm?

A superstorm is the sort of storm that is now possible as a result of global warming. A preventable one is one that will occur if global warming reaches a certain threshold level, but would not occur otherwise.

 

[Colorforms]

Because of the politically motivated science denial.

Because the left has tried to leverage it for everything from recycling to ending marriage.

 

[EatTheRich]

Because the left has tried to leverage it for everything from recycling to ending marriage.

No. The left has tried to address it.

 

[Alinvegas]

A superstorm is the sort of storm that is now possible as a result of global warming. A preventable one is one that will occur if global warming reaches a certain threshold level, but would not occur otherwise.

Were there superstorms on earth before the industrial age?

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

A "preventable superstorm"?

How would one go about preventing a superstorm? This should be good.......

Long ago, a storm was heading for the city of Quin'lat. Everyone took protection within the walls except one man who remained outside. Kahless went to him and asked what he was doing. "I am not afraid," the man said. "I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. I will stand before the wind and make it respect me." Kahless honoured his choice and went back inside. The next day, the storm came, and the man was killed. Kahless replied, "The wind does not respect a fool".

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

come on folks, you're talking to a man who seriously thinks we have enough nuclear powered submarines to completely replace all airliners.

 

[EatTheRich]

Were there superstorms on earth before the industrial age?

If there were, since the Cretaceous when the world was hotter, they were very rare. But what was considered a 1000-year storm is now expected to happen about once every 50 years.