Girls excluded from 'Red Tails' field trip; Thousands of Texas schoolboys brought...

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Female students stayed in classroom and watched 'Akeelah and the Bee'

DALLAS (AP) — When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead...

A spokesman for the Dallas Independent School District said officials took only boys to see "Red Tails" Thursday because space at the movie theater was limited. Jon Dahlander told The Dallas Morning News that leaders of the district also thought boys would enjoy the movie more than girls...

Some female students were shown a different movie instead: "Akeelah and the Bee," about an 11-year-old girl who competes in a national spelling bee.

Dahlander, who did not return several phone messages from The Associated Press, told the newspaper that the district often holds gender-specific events.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/girls-excluded-red-tails-field-trip-thousands-texas-schoolboys-brought-wwii-film-article-1.1020735#ixzz1mIbYF56O

(Reposted from LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101449380)


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Just in case anyone didn't see this one... WHAT THE HELL?!?

[William769]

1. Talk about sterotyping!

[niyad]

2. k and r for those who missed this over the weekend

we understand that it is black history month, but, seriously, with all the cutbacks in education these days, WHY couldn't they have waited, and bought the dvd for $20?

and just how big are the theaters in dallas? I have never been in one anywhere in the country that holds nearly 6,000 at one time--unless we are talking some HUGE multiplex with ever screen showing the same????

[WillParkinson]

3. I don't have a problem with this...

Girls need to be protected from reality. Boys need to be prepared for their ultimate sacrifice which, obviously, they are being groomed for. Where's the issue?

(I sure as hell hope I don't need it, but.... )