DUMMERSTON-Every time I see a Trump sign or flag, I'm shocked and dismayed. The extremist remains of the Republican Party decided that a serial sexual assailant, a convicted felon, and a president who planned and executed an attempted coup of our democratic republic deserves to be president again.
Because of a corrupted Supreme Court, Donald Trump is yet unconvicted for his crimes to conspire to steal a presidential election!
So, no, I don't think it's "educational" to pretend that there are two equally legitimate candidates for election this year, as is being argued by some in the discussion about the display of Trump and Harris election signs at Dummerston School. There is only one legitimate candidate, and it is not Trump!
As a teacher, I have great respect for the challenge of teaching civics in the current climate.
To pass off the regrettable display of anything promoting Trump under the misguided premise of "presenting both sides" strikes me as falling far short of our educational duty to help students find the truth.
Bill Conley
Dummerston
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