Appreciate that, I really respect people that take in new information and let it change their mind.

Respectfully, for you and other people who may be confused, this is a bad take.

The Satanic Temple is not an organization that believes in a supernatural Satan, but one that uses him as a symbol in the rebellion against authority. I, of course, am assuming that you think "dying on a hill" for Satanists is inherently wrong.

I would also argue that if you believe in the principals of the Constitution it is important to stand up for them especially when you disagree with the side whose rights are being infringed. There is the old chestnut of protecting the speech you don't like, which applies here.

Finally, you are wrong about the legal issue. The Equal Access Act of 1984 prohibits public secondary schools that receive federal funding from denying equal access to extracurricular clubs, including religious clubs, based on the content of their speech. You have to let all religious clubs or none. The district already opened the door to religious organizations, they can't close it behind them.

Honestly, such an insightful take.

"I don't understand what other people are saying so I am just going to trust my own feelings."

Is it me or is that article really poorly written?

Everybody is posturing, ASS, the superintendent, and the ACLU.

The Super, who serves at the consent of an elected school board in a conservative area needs to appear to push back against "the devil"

The ACLU is asking the super to blink. "Do you really want to do this?"

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Its much different.

I certainly have my issues with public education, particularly social promotion, but the difference in engagement is not comparable.

Quite literally you can log into a cyber charter, walk away, and get counted as present. Counting those kids as present is fraud. You cannot do that at public school.

I'll name and shame. I have a friend who works for Agora Cyber Charter. From what he tells me, he usually has only about two or three kids actually active in class. Nearly all of his "students" log in and ignore him. Their software tells him that they don't even have his screen active on their computer.

He was recently reprimanded for saying this in a PLC, suggesting what they are doing is illegal.

Because it 100% is. These charters cost taxpayers obscene amounts of money to educate habitually absent students who graduate after literally doing nothing.

There are so many aspects of your life that you only get to enjoy because striking workers literally died to get them.

Based on this comment its hard to see why you would deserve any of it.

I agree you can't force advertisers to spend ad dollars if they don't want to.

I'll have to disagree that it hasn't had a chilling effect. I dont have the examples off hand, but I know for sure creators have stopped content because of the policy.

Its all advertising.

Companies don't want their shit advertised on stuff that has negative connotations.

This honestly has a chilling effect of the type of content made. For example, try making a modern, information based videos on WWII. Youtube will demonetize it, so Youtube educators just... don't.

I have friends who are Republicans. They are good people who are disgusted, along with the rest of us, how the Republican Party has leaned into fascism.

Cerrato called me personally and had legit thirty minute phone call with me about my take on things and why I should vote for her. I was super impressed with her.

She worked for every vote she got and deserves to be the clinching seat.

I do feel a bit bad for Todd Stephens. In a sane world he's just a moderate Republican who is prochoice and pro public schools, but his side chose the crazy train.