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Wednesday, 24 September 2008

UK Lawmaker Seeks to Deny Education to Children Who Aren't Vaccinated 'British Labour MP Mary Creagh has proposed forbidding school enrollment to children who have not received the full course of childhood vaccines, turning the current recommendations compulsory. Writing in the magazine of the Fabian Society, Creagh said that the United Kingdom should use the same sanctions as the United States to make vaccines compulsory, and that schools should be required to verify that all children enrolled have been vaccinated. In the same issue, public health expert Sir Sandy Macara said that children should not be allowed to receive health benefits unless they are vaccinated.' Read more...

Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Lifestyle Lessons Could Replace Traditional Subjects In Teaching Shake-Up 'Lessons in healthy lifestyles and sex education could replace traditional academic subjects in a shake-up of primary school teaching planned by Ed Balls. Pupils could even be assessed on their ‘personal development’ as well as the three Rs. The Schools Secretary has ordered an inquiry into primary school lessons to consider whether pupils are currently studying too many subjects. Now the team behind the review has said heads and teachers agree there should be reductions both in the ‘number of subject areas’ and the subject content pupils cover. Instead they want pupils to study ‘concepts and skills’ that cut across traditional curriculum areas and a stronger focus on personal development, including healthy eating, ‘self-esteem’, sex and relationships, drugs and philosophy.' Read more...

Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Homeschooling Banned In California As State Turns Parents Into Criminals For Teaching Their Own Children 'A California appeals court has ruled that homeschooling of children is illegal unless their parents have teaching credentials from the state. "California is now on the path to being the only state to deny the vast majority of homeschooling parents their fundamental right to teach their own children at home," said Michael Smith, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association. The court overturned a lower court's finding that homeschooling did not constitute a violation of child welfare laws.' Read more... Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Bush Prepares Another September 11 Terror Act To Transform America Into Dictatorship 'A former Reagan official has issued a public warning that the Bush administration is preparing to orchestrate a staged terrorist attack in the United States, transform the country into a dictatorship and launch a war with Iran within a year. Paul Craig Roberts, a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, blasted Thursday a new Executive Order, released July 17, allowing the White House to seize the assets of anyone who interferes with its Iraq policies and giving the government expanded police powers to exercise control in the country. Roberts, who spoke on the Thom Hartmann radio program, said: "When Bush exercises this authority [under the new Executive Order], there's no check to it. So it really is a form of total, absolute, one-man rule." Read more...