Ibhalwe nguDan Gilman, World BEYOND War, May 31, 2019
Okwaqala kwesinye isikole samabanga aphezulu Seattle, Washington, eminyakeni engu-17 edlule, manje isiyibutho lezempi eligcwele umoya Counter- Uhlelo lokuqasha kuzo zonke izikole zamabanga aphezulu Seattle Izikole Zikahulumeni.
Abazali kuleso sikole sokuqala samabanga aphezulu bakhathazeka mayelana nemvelo enolaka kanye nokubamba inkunzi kwezempi ukuqasha izingane ezineminyaka engu-14 ubudala.
I-Veterans For Peace, Isahluko 92 sithathe indima nezibopho ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme bayangena Seattle ukuzwa enye indlela yokubuthwa kwezempi. Sithatha udumo ngabasebenzi bezempi yaseMelika abasho lokho Seattle indawo enzima kakhulu ukuze babaqashe ezweni.
Kuqale ngabanye abazali kwesinye sezikole zamabanga aphezulu abebesebenza kuParent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) yakulesi sikole. Ababuthwa bezempi babenesandla esikhululekile esikoleni futhi babonakala begcwele yonke indawo esikoleni nasemicimbini yezemidlalo ukuze baphoqelele inkonzo yezempi. Lokho abazali ababekwazi ukuthi kufanele bakwenze:
1) beka imikhawulo kanye nemithethonqubo kubaqashi bezempi kanye
2) ukunikeza omunye umbono wabafundi (Counter-ukuqasha) ngokufinyelela okulinganayo ezikoleni nakubafundi.
Abazali abathintekayo baqala inhlangano engenzi nzuzo, Washington Iqiniso ku ukuheha.
Abaholi be-PTSA bahlele abanye abazali, abafundi, nabasebenzi esikoleni ukuthi babhekane nodaba lwamasosha anolaka ukuqasha bese uhlanganisa isu lokuya e Seattle Ibhodi Lesikole ngezinguquko emithethweni kamasipala ezofeza izinhloso zabo ezimbili. Ushintsho lokuqala kwaba ukukhawulela ukuvakasha kwababutheli bezempi. Lokhu kwengezwe emithethweni kamasipala:
“. . . ayikho inhlangano eqoqayo eyoba nethuba lokuvakashela noma iyiphi ikhempasi eyodwa ngaphezu kwalokho kabili ngonyaka.” (lokhu akubandakanyi imibukiso yemisebenzi noma ama-aphoyintimenti angasese agunyazwe ngaphambilini).
Ababutheli bezempi babengavunyelwe ukuzulazula emahholo noma abafundi abanezinkinobho; kwakudingeka babe sendaweni yomphakathi (njengendawo yokudlela noma ihhovisi lokwelulekwa) eligunyazwe isikole.
Olunye ushintsho lwenqubomgomo lunikeze ukufinyelela okulinganayo kwe Counter- abaqashi. Abazali banxusa ibhodi lesikole ukuthi livumelane nale mithetho:
“Abaqashwa bazo zonke izinhlobo (ukuqashwa, imfundo, amathuba enkonzo, ezempi, noma ezempi) bazonikezwa ukufinyelela okulinganayo Seattle Izikole eziphakeme zePublic School.”
"Lapho isikole samabanga aphezulu sivumela abaqashi bezempi ukuthi bakhulume nabafundi mayelana namathuba emisebenzi yezempi, isikole kufanele sinikeze ukufinyelela okulinganayo ezinhlanganweni ezifisa ukwenza ezinye izindlela zomkhandlu, noma ukunikeza ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nenkonzo yezempi."
Ngakho-ke, umsebenzi wesikole ohlela ukuvakasha kwamasosha esikoleni kufanele azise umuntu oxhumene naye we-Veterans For Peace waleso sikole. Le mithetho kamasipala emisha ithi isikole “sivumela izinhlangano ezilulekayo ngezinye izindlela esikhundleni sezempi . . . ukuba sekhampasini ngesikhathi esifanayo, futhi endaweni efanayo, njengabaqaphi bezempi.” Ngokuvamile amagatsha ezempi abeka itafula endaweni yokudlela, futhi i-VFP 92 ibeka itafula layo eduze kwawo.
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