By Bob Unruh
WND News
A Connecticut dad has accused an industry giant in education; Scholastic, of delivering Occupy Wall Street propaganda to his 4th grade daughter in her school classroom.
The company’s response?
“We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns with us and I made sure that staff in our corporate headquarters will see your comments. Again, thank you. We truly appreciate your support of Scholastic Book Clubs.”
The father, Edward, whose last name is being withheld so his daughter is not identified, told WND it was the standard, “We don’t care about your opinion” response that he expected.
But he said he’ll be pursuing the issue with his local school district.
The issue arose over the Scholastic News handout given to students and dated Dec. 5 and Dec. 12:
It describes the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has been tied to professional agitators linked to groups funded by billionaire radical George Soros.
It’s also been accused of being anti-Semitic and to have been given support from Islamic groups that are strong supporters of the so-called Free Gaza Movement.
Scholastic, which declined to respond to a WND request for comment, however, said the Occupy protesters “started with about 1,000 protesters,” who mostly were “college students or recent graduates without jobs.”
The company’s website says it is pledged “to uphold the basic freedoms of all individuals” and it is opposed “to any system of government or society that denies these freedoms.”
It continues, “Good citizens may honestly differ on important public questions. We believe that all sides of the issues of our times should be fairly discussed – with deep respect for facts and logical thinking – in classroom magazines, books…”
But Scholastic’s report about Occupy said “most of their complaints are about today’s tough economic times and who should be blamed for them.” And the report said “protesters say that they make up the other 99 percent. They argue that big companies are making too much money as millions of Americans have lost their jobs or even their homes.”
It doesn’t mention the rampant crime that has been documented at various Occupy protest sites, the filthy conditions left behind by some protest groups, the violence and the incidents of intimidation against even children, as has been reported.