Once upon a time (in June 2016 to be more exact) the person in charge of anti-bullying for the Office of the Washington State Superintendent of Instruction (OSPI) decided that one of the presidential candidates (Trump) was using words that scared some children. Apparently this person believes that talking about illegal immigration, deportation and similar things were the equivalent of bullying. So, this State employee (in charge of anti-bullying) sent an email to all 295 school districts in the State of Washington serving ~1,051,694 students, suggesting that they (the school district) be aware of the impact of “words” and “topics” on some children and consider setting up a “safe room” … [Read more...]