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<\/p>\nApparently\u00a0children of illegal aliens in Northampton, Massachusetts\u00a0may feel uncomfortable by meanie police officer high-fives. I am curious if the mention of Three Kings Day made any non-Christian types “uncomfortable”.<\/p>\n
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A police department in Northampton, Massachusetts is ending its “High-Five Friday” program at local elementary schools due to concerns that\u00a0“undocumented children” and others may feel “uncomfortable” seeing an officer\u00a0at school.<\/p>\n
The program, started by the Northampton Police Department in December, had officers stand outside of a school each Friday morning to high-five students as they walked in to begin the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sure, let’s not use this opportunity to teach our children to\u00a0respect law enforcement. The police officers are\u00a0providing a great community outreach program for the children in this\u00a0school district\u00a0and the adults are concerned about lawsuits and feelings.\u00a0How does an undocumented parent\u00a0enroll an undocumented child into school with no documents anyway? There must be two sets of rules.<\/p>\n
Now, the program has been canceled due to concerns that it may make minority students and illegal immigrants feel uncomfortable, LawNewz reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“While we received a lot of support on social media, we also heard a few concerns about the program,” the department wrote on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Police Chief Jody Kasper had attended a school committee meeting to discuss potential problems with the program. Questions came up during the meeting on how effective the program would be in the long term and how comfortable the students would be seeing officers at the beginning of the school day. The police department was then asked to temporarily pause the “High-Five Friday,” which it did.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It lasted two months. But hey, lets teach the children that police officers are boogeymen.<\/p>\n
Kasper then attended another public meeting to discuss the program. At the gathering, “people were specifically concerned about kids of color, undocumented children, or any children who may have had negative experiences with the police,” according to the department.<\/p>\n
Kasper and the superintendent provost then\u00a0decided to permanently cancel the program.<\/p>\n
“For a large portion of our population this program may not seem controversial. However, we cannot overlook the fact that this program may be received differently by some members of our community”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The rationale to cancel this program is the most absurd that I have ever heard. These police officers are there to encourage these children to excel in school and give the students the opportunity to thank those that protect them. I doubt they showed up to deport little Maria.\u00a0Those that receive this program differently must be violating our laws or something; and by golly, we need to make them feel comfortable doing it.<\/p>\n
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