A follow up to my last blog concerning solutions

A follow up to my last blog concerning solutions

After posting my request for solutions blog, on the www.cleveland.com education forum, it was pointed out to me by a blogger that education is not a privilege, but a right.

Though I could find nothing in the constitution that states education is a right, I decided to reply to this teacher.

Based on the teacher’s premise that education is a right, I realized the city has fulfilled its obligation to provide the opportunity for the students to exercise their rights with schools and teachers. But the real question is do the students have to exercise their right to an education?

As I said before, education is there for the taking. The teachers are willing. The schools are not broken. By law, the students are brought to the water trough, but they cannot be made to drink. It is no one's fault other than that of the “irresponsible” themselves that they choose not to exercise their right to an education and it’s no one else’s job to have to take responsibility for them. No one can or should force another to exercise their rights.

This is a free country. And people are free not to exercise their rights. People have the right to vote. But they don’t have to if they choose not to. They can stay at home and remain apathetic to the politics of this nation. People can exercise their right to practice the religion of choice. But they don’t have to. They can just stay home and watch the football game instead. People have the right to bear arms. But they can choose not to own a firearm.

I found a site of interest called “The US constitution online”
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Here are some excerpts from that site concerning a person's rights and responsibilities.

From The US constitution online:

“With all these rights listed and guaranteed by the Constitution, many believe that the Constitution must impose a great number of responsibilities upon the individual as well. This is not the case.

No where will you find an explicit list of responsibilities that the Constitution imposes.

However, the Constitution assumes some civil duties, and these are inherent in the Constitution.
For example, the Constitution presumes lawfulness. It is a responsibility, then, to obey the law. For those who do not, there are protections, but the presumption of lawfulness is apparent.

The Constitution sets rules for a conviction for treason against the United States. This presumes loyalty to the United States. It is a responsibility, then, to be loyal to the United States

The Constitution presumes juries, particularly an impartial one. It is a responsibility, then, to serve as an impartial juror when called.

The Constitution presumes an army and a navy, and provides the Congress with the power to raise armies. Service during war is also mentioned. It is a responsibility, then, to serve in the armed forces when called.

The Constitution is peppered with amendments that expanded the right to vote - many people, over several centuries, have worked hard to bring the vote to as many people as possible. With few exceptions, all persons, 18 or older, can vote in any public election. It is a responsibility, then, to vote.”

From this it can also be surmised that with the right of education comes the responsibility to attend, and to learn. If the irresponsible student's only purpose is to be to disruptive in school, preventing those responsible students from exercising their right to an education; and their irresponsible parents do not care nor take responsibility for their children's inappropriate behaviors, then the irresponsible students should be expelled as they have chosen to forfeit their rights while preventing others from being able to exercise their rights. The luxuries their families have; those that have been paid for by the working taxpayer, should be taken away because they choose not to be responsible.