Out of the mouths of public school board members

[essentialsaltes]

Hamilton County [near Chattanooga Choo Choo TN] Board of Education member Rhonda Thurman, who represents Soddy-Daisy [High School], said the prayers were part of the school’s tradition, and that anyone who didn’t want to hear could “put their fingers in their ears.

“Everybody is offended by something,” she said. “I’m offended by a lot of those little girls running around with their thong panties showing, but I can’t make that go away.”

Comments

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid it's all too common. These locales ignore Supreme Court rulings about creationism or prayer or equality, and just continue along with their quaint 'traditions'. And then it's all the fault of outsiders when finally some light is shone on them.
'We didn't have any trouble with our black folk until those darn Freedom Riders came down here from up North, stirring shit up.'