Subsequent inquiry turns up info that all the kids participating in the excursion were required to pass a swim test. He didn't, nor did half the participants.
Question: since it was a requirement, why were the non-swimmers allowed to participate? Is this part of the brave new no child left behind initiative that puts delicate feelings ahead of performance while taking teachers off the hook re: failure?
Question: since it was a requirement, why were the non-swimmers allowed to participate? Is this part of the brave new no child left behind initiative that puts delicate feelings ahead of performance while taking teachers off the hook re: failure?
Or: Were the teachers keeping a wary eyeball out for Big Brother Human Rights and privileges tribunals?
Or, since the boy was black, maybe they were concerned rejecting the kid could prove troublesome with the Black Lives Matter mob peering over their shoulder?
Or, since the boy was black, maybe they were concerned rejecting the kid could prove troublesome with the Black Lives Matter mob peering over their shoulder?
Our social consciousness often doesn't know where it's going until something like this happens. Only then are we prompted to go back and re-think some of the dumb social norms we allow to develop.
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