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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 2028065" data-attributes="member: 812">Okay, time for the Dictator to weigh in.If I were in charge:A school wouldn't be able to MANDATE something like this. They could OFFER it to parents, but they couldn't insist that all parents conform. I think it's a patently silly idea (did somebody say a 7th-grader could figure it out? Come on! This isn't going to slow down a third-grader) and I wouldn't want my kids kitted up with this sort of gear, but if the school thinks its so great, they can try to sell me on it and see if I bite.I also think the business aspects of this deal stink, and I hope Mr. Dobson ends up losing his shirt on such an unethical little sleaze.But primarily, if I were in charge, I'd be looking for ways to INCREASE people's (both teachers and children. And parent's) individual responsibility and make them feel more in charge and more powerful. Not give them more reasons to avoid taking ownership for their own actions.</blockquote>