Political Correctness Run Amok

Our youngest son, S. has a couple big school projects left for the remainder of the school year including one on the subject of World War II. He enjoys studying this topic and has already completed a diorama showing the Battle of Gagnon and a video depiction of a paratrooper landing into France. For the final part of this year long assignment, he was planning a report on the equipment and gear carried by an Infantry soldier fighting in Europe. He also interviewed our Uncle Bud, (his Great-Uncle), a Purple Heart decorated veteran of World War II, who liberated not only the death camps of Dachau and Treblinka, but also guarded exiled Prince Ludwig of Austria and his family after the War. (A living treasure and hero, truly.)

Our son's teacher requires that the children discuss their project plans prior to getting started. She told our son that he could not include any information on weaponry as part of his report. Yes, you read that correctly, no weapons for a World War II report. S.told his Dad and I this, and I decided I needed to contact the teacher to follow up.

I left the teacher a voicemail requesting clarity on how a World War II report was to be factually presented without the inclusion of weaponry. She never called me back. However, she did tell S.that he could include weapons in his report if he had substantiating research and documentation on them.

Do you think he will have Any Trouble Whatsoever finding authoritative resources on the guns, tanks, and armament used in World War II? I sure don't! In fact, whole museums and scholarly texts have been devoted to this subject! Imagine that!

I consider it an insult to those who sacrifice and risk so much in the Armed Forces, to have the history of War glossed over in the guise of "protecting the children", and being political correct by denying the horrors and pain of the War to End All Wars, and all the ones that came after it.