Quote by artist,Federico Zuccaro states "Rules serve no purpose; they can only do harm. Not only must the artist's mind be clear, it must also be free. His fancy should not be hindered and weighed down by a mechanical servility to such rules. "A Newton County parent would disagree with this statement because the artwork that is displayed at her tenth grade daughter's school she is saying is disrespectful and not acceptable to be displayed in a public school setting.
"God Is Dead" a quote from the popular book, The Crucible, is what parent Crystal Mitchell is referring to. She believes that this sends the word religious message throughout the school. The school system has made efforts to make public schools a non religious atmosphere. With this being displayed Mitchell argues that this is a contradiction to the school's rules on religion, "
Reported from Fox 5 Mitchell argued. ""If my child can't pray in school and they've taken religion out of school, for this to be plastered on the walls of the public school is a huge concern to me." As well as it should be because the statement is a strong statement and could cause disruptions like the current one with Ms. Mitchell.
Jonathan R. Herman, a professor at Georgia State University suggest in his research that through older literature and social studies material that it is difficult to avoid religious influence. The frequent references to religion are taken out of schools where authorities think that is apparent to the public but schools are going to have to go to great lengths to 100 percent free public school systems of religion.
Although, I do not feel as though that this should be displayed because this can be offensive to others. For the administration not to allow prayer but to allow artwork that says "God Is Dead" , this hypocritical enforcement of rules does not show consistency and angers parents.
More and more parents have been expressing their concerns to the school making this a big issue that the school system needs to handle in a respectful manner. These concerned parents have even created a Facebook page about the artwork sharing their opinions and disapproval of the artwork.
According to Fox 5's reports,earlier this month, other Georgia Counties such as the Bulloch County Board of Education have decided to take all religious icons and items from their school. This in my opinion was not the right decision based on the" TRUE" meaning of Christmas , but it did draw a clear line on what is acceptable in the school system.
Newton County should take into consideration the majority and hold meetings with PTA to get this situation handled so that the students, parents, and faculty will be on the same page. Some may not agree but just as long as they are not offended by the guidelines set and able to follow these rules agreed upon, Newton County schools can resume school in constructive manner.
According to Fox 5's reports,earlier this month, other Georgia Counties such as the Bulloch County Board of Education have decided to take all religious icons and items from their school. This in my opinion was not the right decision based on the" TRUE" meaning of Christmas , but it did draw a clear line on what is acceptable in the school system.
Newton County should take into consideration the majority and hold meetings with PTA to get this situation handled so that the students, parents, and faculty will be on the same page. Some may not agree but just as long as they are not offended by the guidelines set and able to follow these rules agreed upon, Newton County schools can resume school in constructive manner.
Students should not have to go to school in a n uncomfortable environment and with this artwork the school system is doing just what they were trying to avoid by connecting their learning material with religion. There should be a clear line that is set by the school system that would make the learning material acceptable to all religious parties.
