in Dearborn’s High Schools

 Should graduation be based on academic merit or on how many bedpans a student empties?

The Dearborn Board of Education believes that community service is more important than a student’s academic standing.  They have proposed community service as a mandatory requirement for graduation regardless of a student’s merit.

This proposal would involve not allowing a student to graduate if the student does not complete hours of forced work.  A student would have no choice except to either submit or drop out of school.

This proposal is immoral.  No one has the right to force any action on students, parents, or teachers.  Nor does anyone have the right to force students to accept the morality of sacrifice -- for the same reason that the government cannot force religion on students.

Parents who support this proposal would also support forcing other parents to accept that their children be forced into this form of slavery.

Speak out at the April 14th Dearborn Board of Education meeting at 730pm located at the Ten Eyck building, 18700 Audette Road, in Dearborn near Pelham and Outer Drive.  The superintendent’s office phone number is (313) 730-0224.

Call (313) 730-0224 now and speak out against this injustice before it is too late!