AN Open letter to Covington Catholic School

AN Open letter to Covington Catholic School

Good morning

I see your school is in the national news, but not in a good way.   It seems a group of boys ( note I am NOT calling them  "young men") were bussed up to Washington D.C. to attend an  Anti abortion rally ( it's not pro-life.  If it were, you would be addressing what to do AFTER the child is born) They encountered four African American men and  felt so threatened they decided to cause a ruckus ( I don't know if your math teachers teach this, but I was always taught  thirty is greater than four)

A  group of elders who were there as part of the indigenous people's march tried to defuse the situation.  Your students surrounded him.  Please do not try to say they just wanted to hear him or any other such nonsense.   Do not spin it for anything except for what it is   A bunch of White kids ( and I am so white as to be translucent) thinking they were able to do what they wanted because of the color of their skin and the slogan on their hats.

Let's look at this :

 "They were chanting football slogans"   Unless they were chanting "We've got the spirit, yes we do, we've got the sprit, how ' bout  YOU?" these were not meant to foster peace.  Correct me if I am wrong, but  football chants are meant to exhort  your  team to hit harder and to win.

They were there for another rally and stumbled into this one.  Ok, there were a lot of rallies, but WHERE were the people who were supposed to be with these boys.   And where were they when this went south?

I call BS.

Teachers and Administrators, you have failed these boys; although based on the Facebook post from the mother of the Smugness Poster Boy, I think you have a long haul to teach racial harmony and compassion.  You need to let them know that while the First Amendment protects free speech, it does NOT protect you from the consequences of  your actions.   Nonviolent protest is good, but when you come spoiling for a fight and encounter tribal elders you are out of your league.

The tribal elders showed more bravery then these boys may ever have.  These kids ran home to Mommy and Daddy and 'lawyered  up" as quickly as possible ( BTW   Mrs. Sanderson, you need a P.R. Firm who uses spell-check or something)

I have little hope that  any good will come of this.  Their actions SHOULD be part of their High School record and follow them into whatever they do .  Actions do have consequences.  Perhaps the Catholic concept of penance should be applied. Rather than expulsion, they should be made to serve many hours in communities that are less privileged then  they.  If there is hope for them, it is NOW.  It's hard to hate  when you know people.