Parents of a fourth grade student at Cedar Hills Elementary school found a disturbing note in their child’s backpack:  A crayon crafted pledge that stated:

“I am willing to give up some of my constitution rights in order to be safer or more secure.”

The note was part of a “civics lesson” based on materials provided in part, by an outside group of local attorneys known as “Justice Teaching”.  https://www.justiceteaching.org/

The lesson plan, in part, directs the teacher to compel the children to:

“ask all students to place their sticky post it notes on the appropriate chart papers labelled for that right.  Then ask all students to be seated. This provides a visual of which rights in the First Amendment are most valued and least valued by the group. Reference how many of the votes each right received.”:

“Justice Teaching” Assignment

While the Justice Teaching exercise is designed to open up a dialog about the sanctity and interconnectedness of “all” Rights, it has the potential to be – and apparently is – exploited to promote the agenda that “some” Rights are expendable in the pursuit of collective safety and security.

It’s a slippery slope and it doesn’t appear that the “Lesson Plan” as envisioned by the Florida Bar “Justice Teaching” project is being implemented with the intent to build an appreciation for the necessity of vigorously defending Constitutional Rights ….

It reminds me of a book of matches.  Pretty harmless in the hands of a Boy Scout, but put that same book of matches in the hands of an arsonist….

Florida Bar Justice Teaching Project Explained

www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/308587/483/10-year-old-gives-up-his-Constitutional-rights