Help - Susie

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Not having had this experience yet I can only speak from hearing others who

have faced this. My friend's son just had the same experience with frogs and

she ended up having to go to the school and she organized the reasons as to

why and what could be a replacement and presented and argued that it was the

same as a religious belief and should be honored accordingly.

 

Hope this helps at all.

 

let us know how it turns out.

 

Rachel

 

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> 19 Nov 2004 09:32:43 -0000

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> Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:25:29 EST

> sdw1255

> HELP!!!!

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> Yesterday, my 14-year-old son Greg, came home from school VERY upset. It

> seems that they are to do dissection of animals in his science class, I think

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> fetal sheep. I have just written an email to his science teacher to request an

> alternative learning activity for him, and expressing my complete support of

> his unwillingness to engage in that activity.

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> I've explained that he's a vegetarian, that he is willing to do an

> alternative lesson, and that his aversion is consistent with his ethics, and

> his choices

> on a daily basis in his life. I'm hoping it won't get any more difficult than

> this, and that when I hear back, it will be a positive response.

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> But I want to be prepared if it isn't. I wonder if anybody with kids in

> public schools have faced this issue? Or if anyone knows of other resources I

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> consult in case I have to advocate more strongly?

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> Any advice or direction to other resources would be most helpful.

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> Thank you!

> Susie