I don't always have the answers....

Today, is September 11th.
Today Munch went to school and something happened that upset him greatly.
Or rather something that DIDN'T happen upset him greatly.

He is bothered by the fact that during morning announcements, not a word was said about what day it was.
Nothing mentioned at all.
Not even during the section of announcements that reminds the student to keep certain people in their prayers.

This bothers him.

SO tomorrow, he is going down to the principals office to ask her why nothing was said.
Why they were not asked to keep the victims, their families, and the survivors in their prayers.

He asked me, and i couldn't give him an answer.

I told him that maybe they didn't want to upset any of the students, but i didn't really believe that myself.
I thought that perhaps it was thought that none of the students would be aware of what made this day like no other (only if they lived under a rock...and had no tv, radio or newspaper at their disposal).
Maybe it was a school board thing?

In the end, i had no real answer for him...so he decided to go and ask.
We told him about the tv station in New York, who changed their programming after there was a public outcry about not covering all of the ceremony. The station was only covering the first hour....at first. After the people spoke...it was changed to complete coverage.
We talked about how a voice can be heard.
How if you don't agree with something, or if you think that something might have been overlooked, then use your voice.
Will one little boy going to the principal change the way the school handled this next year?
Possibly not.
But he will know that he spoke out for something that he believed in.
He will know that one of the only ways to be heard is to speak up.

And he knows that his parents will be proud of him for asking questions and doing something.
He already know that we are proud of him.
Cause we told him so.
See we can use our voices too!

Comments

[Diana]

So, what happened? What did the principal say?

On 9-11 I went to pick my kids up early (like 10 minutes after the 2nd crash) and the attendance lady said that as soon as they realized what was happening they turne all tv's and radios off.

The schools dont want to be responsible for explaining to the kids. They leave it for the parents and although I appreciate that, it is now a part of history. They should know and understand.

So, what happened? :)