Free to Choose Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/free-to-choose.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 3 Apr 2026 09:13 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Joshua Edwards [Signature #250] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21934396?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Dec 2017 01:50:23 UTC 21934396 Anonymous [Signature #249] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21090752?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:16:18 UTC 21090752 Anonymous [Signature #248] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21089690?utm_medium=rss poorly planned and executed

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:42:41 UTC 21089690 Kristin Pugliese [Signature #247] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21086936?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2017 03:41:41 UTC 21086936 Anonymous [Signature #246] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21083382?utm_medium=rss I am a taxpayer in District 293 and furious that my tax money is being spent in support
of the outrageously one-sided program planned for Fen 28th! I am SO glad I do not
have a student at New Trier!!

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:56:50 UTC 21083382 Anonymous [Signature #245] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21083345?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:42:11 UTC 21083345 Rebecca Ruff [Signature #244] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21083021?utm_medium=rss I have a son that graduated from NT plus 19 years of our tax dollars going to the school. I am not apposed of students attending. They should keep an open mind and not be afraid to question the views given.

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:18:41 UTC 21083021 Louise Sanborn [Signature #243] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21082906?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:48:46 UTC 21082906 Julie Fergus [Signature #242] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21082775?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:47:38 UTC 21082775 Anonymous [Signature #241] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21078677?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:18:19 UTC 21078677 Anonymous [Signature #240] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21077598?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:30:14 UTC 21077598 Anonymous [Signature #239] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21077564?utm_medium=rss Former NT alum commented he did not understand why there was Monica Trinidad opposition. I oppose having a speaker that holds a workshop(Jan 10, 2017) in which she introduces organizing strategies that have been successful in resisting law enforcement. By having her NT is sending a message to students that police are bad people. It is sending a message to police, "I am not liked therefore when crime is occurring I will look the other way" hurting the very people NT says they want to help.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:18:39 UTC 21077564 Dan Crone [Signature #238] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21077536?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:13:02 UTC 21077536 Anonymous [Signature #237] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21077417?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 01:21:02 UTC 21077417 Bill Birck [Signature #236] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21077310?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:51:41 UTC 21077310 Anonymous [Signature #235] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21076361?utm_medium=rss Objective balanced debate and discourse is what I expect from an education system- not indoctrination.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:22:32 UTC 21076361 Courtney Meyer [Signature #234] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21076315?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:02:30 UTC 21076315 William Nickel [Signature #233] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21076306?utm_medium=rss Yes

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 04:57:53 UTC 21076306 Anonymous [Signature #232] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21076067?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:11:02 UTC 21076067 Anonymous [Signature #231] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21076022?utm_medium=rss I am not an alumni, not a student and not a parent of a student at New Trier. I am however friends with parents of students at this school and also a tax payer in the state of Illinois.
I find it extremely disturbing that a school is promoting and even worse, demanding attendance and participation over political rhetoric. This country stands for freedom in many different capacities, including the right to not participate in a "seminar" regarding race. How is this not an act of racism? More importantly, why are things like this taught in schools? It seems there is a very one side agenda which is completely inappropriate in school. In no way, shape or form should a school be pushing a racial agenda, political agenda or any other type of agenda that can cause division.
It is a teacher's job to do exactly that-teach. Teach children the necessary subjects of math, English, science, the arts, etc necessary for life skills.. Sticky topics such as political viewpoints should never be a part of a child 's school program. Clearly, this school's priorities are not in the interest of young minds. This is absolutely horrifying.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:50:40 UTC 21076022 Anonymous [Signature #230] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21076014?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:46:10 UTC 21076014 Anonymous [Signature #229] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075836?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2017 01:33:18 UTC 21075836 Anonymous [Signature #228] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075738?utm_medium=rss New Trier taxpayer here. Please preserve our freedom, and give parents and students the right to choose if they attend seminar day, without penalty. Please include varying speakers on the topic, or discontinue this day in the future. Thank you!

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:50:39 UTC 21075738 Anonymous [Signature #227] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075580?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:34:35 UTC 21075580 Anonymous [Signature #226] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075296?utm_medium=rss It's unfortunate that the value of the seminar is so low that the school must force students to attend by blackmailing them with the loss of extracurricular tryouts. Hopefully individual coaches and extracurricular sponsors will see the folly of the administration's decision and excuse individual students that have parental consent, offer make-up sessions, or reschedule their events completely.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:21:05 UTC 21075296 Michael McColl [Signature #225] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075254?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:53:01 UTC 21075254 Pam Roehl [Signature #224] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075245?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:43:53 UTC 21075245 Anonymous [Signature #223] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075242?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:42:18 UTC 21075242 William Kuzan [Signature #222] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075193?utm_medium=rss Even though I was not a student or a parent of a student at New Trier HS, I have friends that are students and parents of students and more importantly, I am a tax payer in this state. The White Privilege walk out is nothing more than an extreme left political and racist statement aimed at creating more division between race and culture in our society and it has no business being associated with the teachings in our school system. No student should be required to participate in this madness and more importantly, no school official should be paid with tax payers money to facilitate such an abhorrent act. Have the school officials lost all of their common sense these days? Get back into the classrooms and teach the subjects that you're qualified to teach and stay away from subjects that you have no business or clue of what you're representing.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:08:56 UTC 21075193 Anonymous [Signature #221] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075148?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:34:08 UTC 21075148 Christopher Wieczorek [Signature #220] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075100?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:08:42 UTC 21075100 Adrienne S [Signature #219] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075086?utm_medium=rss I'm a NT taxpayer. Wlda been nice if that had been a category.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:59:46 UTC 21075086 Stuart Cohn [Signature #218] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075080?utm_medium=rss This is an exercise in moral preening and partisan indoctrination that is an outrageous abuse of discretion on the part of the faculty and administration, and a waste of taxpayer dollars and of students' valuable time.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:58:37 UTC 21075080 mark mccuaig [Signature #217] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075053?utm_medium=rss this is a free country for now and you are going against all it freedoms.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:44:25 UTC 21075053 Beth Loehr [Signature #216] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075031?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:29:01 UTC 21075031 Anonymous [Signature #215] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21075022?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:23:29 UTC 21075022 Anonymous [Signature #214] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074996?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 06:06:52 UTC 21074996 marc mestanas [Signature #213] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074975?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:55:14 UTC 21074975 Laura McColl [Signature #212] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074944?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:38:49 UTC 21074944 Anonymous [Signature #211] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074943?utm_medium=rss Seminar day should be opened up to something other than race. The repetitive nature is not productive for my students that are a minority. We embrace the ideals of race and equality at home on a daily basis.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:38:43 UTC 21074943 SALLY KAULAS [Signature #210] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074871?utm_medium=rss I AM A PREVIOUS NT PARENT!! I ATTENDED THE MONDAY NIGHT BOARD MEETING AND COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW ONE SIDED THIS SEMINAR HAS BECOME. I FEEL LIKE IT HAS BECOME VERY POLITICAL IN FAVOR OF LIBERALS. AS A TAXPAYER FOR THE LAST 43 YEARS, I FEEL THIS SEMINAR IS A WASTE OF MONEY BECAUSE OUR WELL PAID TEACHERS SHOULD BE TEACHING OR GIVING THE SEMINAR.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:09:45 UTC 21074871 alan veenstra [Signature #209] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074860?utm_medium=rss will be at NT this Fall.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:07:15 UTC 21074860 Anonymous [Signature #208] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074856?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:04:54 UTC 21074856 Leslie Veon [Signature #207] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074814?utm_medium=rss I am a taxpayer who objects to my tax dollars being used by New Trier High School to indoctrinate students to one point of view rather than to educate students as to all points of view regarding issues of race in our country.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:45:48 UTC 21074814 Anonymous [Signature #206] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074775?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:34:23 UTC 21074775 Steven Norehad [Signature #205] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074767?utm_medium=rss Thank you Parents of New Trier for challenging the current status quo as it relates to diversity. I hope this paves the way for a truly diverse experience for our children to be exposed to a myriad of viewpoints and, that through open and not personal discourse we can find balance and harmony somewhere in the middle to engage in real change.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:31:28 UTC 21074767 Mark Kosminskas [Signature #204] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074734?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:19:05 UTC 21074734 Anonymous [Signature #203] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074723?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:15:36 UTC 21074723 Anonymous [Signature #202] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074707?utm_medium=rss I have had three children graduate from New Trier. My youngest graduated last year, but was one of the 40% who did not participate last year.
In your questions above you should ask if they live in the New Trier tax district, since New Trier is a public school, everyone who lives in the New Trier district has a say in how and what their public school teaches since their taxes fund it. After all it takes a village to raise our children.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:11:19 UTC 21074707 Scott Hayes [Signature #201] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074678?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:03:36 UTC 21074678 Anonymous [Signature #200] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074676?utm_medium=rss New Trier students should be free (with parental consent) to choose whether or not to attend the all-school “Seminar Day" on February 28th. If excused by a parent they should experience no repercussions for their choice, including participation in extracurricular activities that day or otherwise, teacher recommendations, attendance records, or academic standing.

This is a reasonable accommodation for those who have content concerns pertaining to this non-academic instruction day.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:02:13 UTC 21074676 Anonymous [Signature #199] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074637?utm_medium=rss Minority rights are the keystone of a republic

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:51:07 UTC 21074637 Anonymous [Signature #198] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074629?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:49:06 UTC 21074629 alexandra petropoulos [Signature #197] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074614?utm_medium=rss This must not be allowed to happen again. The school has a responsibility to teach and prepare children to be critical thinkers and not use school as a platform to promote any specific agenda.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:45:00 UTC 21074614 Laura Sorensen [Signature #196] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074609?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:43:40 UTC 21074609 Anonymous [Signature #195] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074582?utm_medium=rss My child will not be attending seminar day due to the biased agenda. A well rounded approach, with diverse opinions and ideas would have allowed a robust dialogue rather than the indoctrination, singular views.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:35:56 UTC 21074582 Alex Ratarac [Signature #194] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074578?utm_medium=rss I have content concerns regarding this day and object to my child attending without allowing for opposing views.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:35:22 UTC 21074578 Anonymous [Signature #193] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074441?utm_medium=rss I am a parent of elementary school students in New Trier Township.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:54:16 UTC 21074441 Robert Wigoda [Signature #192] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21074407?utm_medium=rss That the school is using the power of the state to coerce acceptance of a belief, is both abusive and immoral.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:44:44 UTC 21074407 Dawne Berkman [Signature #191] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21073919?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:00:43 UTC 21073919 Anonymous [Signature #190] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21073071?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:44:55 UTC 21073071 Anonymous [Signature #189] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072411?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:28:36 UTC 21072411 Anonymous [Signature #188] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072387?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 04:11:09 UTC 21072387 Stephen Carlson [Signature #187] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072340?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:36:57 UTC 21072340 Terry Burke [Signature #186] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072323?utm_medium=rss A significant portion of my property taxes go to NT School District

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:27:59 UTC 21072323 Anonymous [Signature #185] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072315?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:19:22 UTC 21072315 Ellen Wigoda [Signature #184] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072302?utm_medium=rss From reading the course choices it is clear that not all sides of the issues are going to be presented. It appears to be more of an indoctrination of a specific viewpoint than an open forum to gather information so students can make an informed decision of the subject. Parents have the right and expectation to make decisions for their children, without penalty. The fact that students are being held hostage to attend so that they can try out for sports teams is unfair.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:11:56 UTC 21072302 Anonymous [Signature #183] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072291?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:03:17 UTC 21072291 Anonymous [Signature #182] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072280?utm_medium=rss Don't let New Trier become an indoctrination camp

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:53:37 UTC 21072280 Anonymous [Signature #181] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072260?utm_medium=rss I read in wsj and wanted to show support. I have hs aged children and would not want yo send my students to a program like this. Thank you for your strength

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:38:17 UTC 21072260 Thomas Penicook [Signature #180] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072142?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 01:08:39 UTC 21072142 Max Borushek [Signature #179] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072135?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 01:05:54 UTC 21072135 Charles Nunemaker [Signature #178] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072131?utm_medium=rss The board is straight out of an anti-Trump rally. The big man who spoke for us from the South Side. I think his name was Joe. He's the best speaker we could get.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 01:04:21 UTC 21072131 Richard Small [Signature #177] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072104?utm_medium=rss As Taxpayers, you should demand the Superintendant be fired for failing to follow NT Policy

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:41:13 UTC 21072104 Bruce Henderson [Signature #176] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072103?utm_medium=rss The liberal education system in our country, especially colleges are ruining our country. Quit shoving this nonsense down our childrens throats.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:40:49 UTC 21072103 Trey Hancock [Signature #175] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072097?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:37:31 UTC 21072097 Anonymous [Signature #174] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072092?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:35:10 UTC 21072092 Anonymous [Signature #173] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072074?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:21:59 UTC 21072074 Brian Moore [Signature #172] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072071?utm_medium=rss People need to have the courage of their convictions. The inmates are currently running the asylum. Good people assumed that the administration was doing the right thing. Creeping liberalism. Death by a thousand cuts. Take back New Trier from regressive thinking administrators, teachers and parents.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:19:02 UTC 21072071 Anonymous [Signature #171] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072065?utm_medium=rss I am a New Trier Township resident and taxpayer. A school district that chooses to indoctrinate its students instead of encourage thoughful and well balanced debate makes it unattractive to would be home buyers thereby effecting property values.

If the school administration was secure in the educational value of the program, from the beginning, they would not have scheduled it during the same week as extra-curricular tryouts.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:14:02 UTC 21072065 Barbara List [Signature #170] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21072045?utm_medium=rss I am a parent of students in a new trier school district.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:01:07 UTC 21072045 Anonymous [Signature #169] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071969?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:13:47 UTC 21071969 Anonymous [Signature #168] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071956?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:02:53 UTC 21071956 Paul Darling [Signature #167] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071953?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:57:40 UTC 21071953 Mariana Kulik [Signature #166] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071950?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:55:17 UTC 21071950 William Wilkinson [Signature #165] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071944?utm_medium=rss If the school will not expand the seminar curriculum to acknowledge that there are differences on perspective on the issue, why should parents be blocked from exercising their right to conscientiously dissent from an overt political viewpoint? Not every parent wants their children to gobble up politically-correct misrepresentations and half truths that damage relations with their young peers.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:52:36 UTC 21071944 Scott Myers [Signature #164] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071931?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:45:41 UTC 21071931 Anonymous [Signature #163] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071928?utm_medium=rss Very disappointed that you haven't become much more aggressive. A lawsuit should be filed immediately against the Superintendent and the School Board..... Come on!

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:45:09 UTC 21071928 Michael Walsh [Signature #162] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071925?utm_medium=rss The Seminar Day is not a real tutorial teaching about racism and diversity. Instead, it is an attempt to shame students for being racists, even though I am guessing most are not.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:43:55 UTC 21071925 Brian Pigott [Signature #161] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071915?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:35:45 UTC 21071915 Philip G. Prassas [Signature #160] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071894?utm_medium=rss Both of my children were graduated from New Trier. And I, as well as my children, are lifelong residents of New Trier Township.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:25:36 UTC 21071894 Anonymous [Signature #159] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071889?utm_medium=rss I hope the discussion and feedback of the last few weeks positively impacts the content and balance of future seminar days.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:21:40 UTC 21071889 Anonymous [Signature #158] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071887?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:20:39 UTC 21071887 Anonymous [Signature #157] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071886?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:20:24 UTC 21071886 Jim Yardley [Signature #156] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071871?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:12:22 UTC 21071871 Anonymous [Signature #155] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071862?utm_medium=rss The issue herein is NOT local to New Trier....it is a national ( perhaps universal ) issue regarding the direction ,and control , of the educational process

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:10:06 UTC 21071862 Dan Liu [Signature #154] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071857?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:07:49 UTC 21071857 Linda Park [Signature #153] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071849?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:02:19 UTC 21071849 Anonymous [Signature #152] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071846?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:01:35 UTC 21071846 Anonymous [Signature #151] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21071838?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:55:35 UTC 21071838