From: DEVIN S.
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Subject: Fw: [ALERT] Tell Bureaucrats to Stop Harassing Parents
Here is another example of Government and Bureaucrats run
amok. It is sad we have moved so far from a government of the people by the
people for the people to one in which we are seen as pawns and chattel for the
politicos and bureaucrats.
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Subject: [ALERT] Tell Bureaucrats to Stop Harassing
Parents
>This CONSERVATIVE ALERT prepared for
>
>ISSUE: Our
friend Chuck Muth (ChuckMuth.com) has just alerted
>us of an INSANE situation up in
>one's so ridiculous, it makes our blood boil just to
think of
>it. Take a look at his message:
>
>Kim and George Bryant have been home-schooling their
two kids,
>George (15) and Nyssa (13), much to the chagrin of
the
>Public School (WPS) system. The Bryants
thus far have refused
>to force their children to take a government-mandated
>standardized test to assess their education level.
>
>The WPS empire struck back last year, obtaining a
court order
>giving custody of the kids to the Department of
Social Services
>(DSS), which ever since has
been threatening to take the kids
>away from their parents.
>
>As the MetroWest Daily News
reported on Friday, "Both sides
>agree that the children are in no way abused
mentally,
>physically, sexually or emotionally, but legal
custody of the
>children was taken from Kim and George Bryant in
December 2001."
>They were ruled to be "unfit" for not
filing educational plans
>with the government.
>
>Unfit. For not filing paperwork. With the government
school
>system. Over the education of their OWN children.
>
>In fact, George Bryant was actually ARRESTED six
years ago for
>failing to comply with the government's dictates over
the
>home-schooled education of HIS children.
>
>Arrested. Thrown in jail. Like a criminal. For taking
personal
>responsibility for the education of HIS kids.
>
>This six-year legal battle exploded on Thursday as
bureaucrats
>from the DSS showed up at the Bryants'
home with police escorts
>at
>home and force them to take the mandated tests.
>
>Once again, the Bryants
told the government agents to pound
>dirt, resulting in a seven-hour standoff. "This
has been a
>six-year battle between the Waltham Public Schools
and our
>family over who is in control of the education of our
children,"
>said Bryant.
>
>How DARE these parents stand up to the government and
defend
>their right to raise their children as they see fit?
Who do
>they think they are?
>
>At least, that's the attitude of one outrageous
government
>bureaucrat involved in this brouhaha.
>
>"We have the legal custody of the children and
we will do with
>them as we see fit," DSS trooper Susan Etscovitz told the
>Bryants Thursday morning.
"They are minors and they do what we
>tell them to do."
>
>It is near impossible to describe the rage I feel
inside every
>time I read those chilling words.
>
>WE will do with them as WE see fit. They do what WE
tell them
>to do.
>
>The sheer audacity of a bureaucrat to make such a
statement
>about someone else's children who are in no way
abused in any
>shape, form or fashion is beyond comprehension to me.
>
>Comrade Etscovitz
maintained on Thursday that, "No one wants
>these children to be put in foster homes. The best course
of
>action would be for (the Bryants)
to instruct the children to
>take the test."
>
>One can just imagine her words being delivered with a
thick
>East German accent: "Oon
now, all vee need ees dee kidz!"
>
>This isn't about education. It's about control. It's
about an
>imperial government trying to crush a movement in its
infancy
>which could one day spell the end of the public
school monopoly
>over our kids' educations.
>
>Home-schooling means children might start learning
again. REAL
>learning. Not "whole language" and
"self-esteem." Learning about
>radical notions such as freedom, liberty and personal
>responsibility. Notions such as limited government
and the
>Constitution and the vision of our Founding Fathers.
>
>Yeah, we can't have THAT!
>
>ACTION ITEM:
As it appears that DSS is getting its marching
>orders from the Waltham Public Schools, it seems the
best place
>to start is with the School Superintendent there. Her
name is
>Dr. Susan Parrella. She can
be reached via email at
>parrellas@k12.waltham.ma.us or by phone at (781)
314-5400 or
>fax at (781) 314-5411.
>
>Emails are great... but nothing quite ruins a
bureaucrat's day
>like dealing with a flood of phone calls. I know. I
just called.
>The woman who answered the phone hung up on me when
she found
>out what I was calling about. They do NOT want to
answer any
>questions about this.
>
>Oh, and by the way. I reached Ms. Etscovitz
this morning. She
>was not a happy camper once she found out what I was
calling
>about. Refused to comment on her "we will do
with them as we see
>fit" statement, saying only, "I'm
terminating this conversation
>now," before slamming the phone down.
>
>I think it would really bug her if a lot of people
called (781)
>641-8500, so please, please don't rattle her cage,
OK? That
>number not to call again to reach Susan Etscovitz is (781)
>641-8500. That's (781) 641-8500. (You could also fax
her at
>781-648-6909.)
>
>-- Chuck Muth
>
>We normally set up a website with a pre-written
letter to
>Congress, etc. However, we thought it would be much
more effective
>for our members to make contact as described above,
in their
>own words. If you get a response you'd like to share,
be sure
>to drop us a note. As this issue develops and is
"bumped up
>the ladder" of responsibility, we'll let you
know who to contact
>next.
>
>NOTE: The
situation in
>Outraged Americans across the country need to contact
these
>bureaucrats NOW to express their outrage and demand
they do the
>RIGHT thing. Be sure to forward this email to
everyone you know
>who wants to help save parental choice in
>
>
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