Here is something that doesn't happen to me every day - I got quoted in the top news story on World Net Daily's home page. CRI has been working on this issue for several years. Check it out!
Capitol Resource Institute attorney Amy Koons said, "It is amazing that the attorney general can put out such an opinion despite the fact that there is not a single statute or any case law that prohibits school districts from letting a parent know when their child is going to leave campus."
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Koons contends, however, the "use of the word 'construe' means that the statute doesn't say what they want it to say, so they made it up."
"There is not a word in [the education code] that even hints that you can not pick up the phone and call the student's parent when they are away from school," she said.
Attorney general spokesman Barankin argues "the 'construe' language is a legal term of art that has been applied by courts for decades for the purposes of legislative interpretation."
[WHAT IS A 'LEGAL TERM OF ART'?!! That's what I want to know!]
Anyway, it's kinda fun to see your name in print. Thanks for sharing in my moment of glory. :-)
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Yippee! Those are great quotes on your part - very well-reasoned and SO rational-sounding! Isn't it ironic, the hidden meanings they find in words like 'construe' and 'penumbra'?
Rose - I must confess, although I've done a lot of in-person interviews with press, those specific comments were lifted from a news release. :) So, it wasn't off-the-cuff. It is NICE, though, to have a conservative news source print your stuff - at least you know it will be fair and balanced and they won't quote the absolute WORST thing you have to say about something. (I know from experience that an unfriendly reporter will take the least intelligent thing you said and use it in their article if they disagree with your position. Frustrating.) --Amy
Fun! :-)
Way cool! [sound of buttons popping]
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