WBCSD will survive attempts to dismantle it

I know a lot of people feel helpless and powerless, and we are shocked by this situation we are all in. I’ve asked myself, “What can I do?”

It came down to this … Play with your kids, read to them, teach them something and help them be better prepared for tomorrow. Explain to them what is happening is wrong. But most importantly, have some fun with them. Because this isn’t fun, it’s not easy; in fact, it is hard.

My dad taught me that, “Anything worth having, is worth working hard for.” Our work has just begun. This crazy train will be derailed, and this community will be what is left.

If you don’t have kids, even if you do, thank a teacher, a bus driver, or a janitor. Find a way to get involved in a positive way. This is a call for all hands on deck. We need everybody to get together to make it work.

Remember this November any candidate that is part of a group with “Freedom” in the name, more specifically the Idaho Freedom Foundation or IFF, that wants to censor our libraries, censor our public voice, dictate our schools and tell us how to raise our kids isn’t worthy of receiving our vote.

According to National Geographic, the first public school in Boston, Mass., was founded April 23, 1635. That school is still in operation today. Public schools have survived the Revolutionary War, Civil War and both world wars. It will survive this and the group that wants to dismantle it.

PAUL TURCO

Priest River