Fear vs. Love

I generally want to steer clear of politics on this blog, but I found this post beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.  We've reached a point where fear of evil people prevents us from doing good, and that's just sad. 

But the fact remains that no matter what, the law says his teachers cannot hug my child to console him.

In fact, they are legally not supposed to touch him at all. No gentle pat on the back. No helping him on and off with his pants to use the potty with the other kids, which is difficult for my boy, because he wears a scoliosis brace and it’s hard to bend and pull his own pants all the way back up.

But this is not just about children with special concerns or needs. I want the teachers to be able to touch my child when it’s the right thing to do. I DON’T CARE what the law says.

I'm reminded of Jesus asking if it was lawful to do good on the Sabbath.  Apparently it's not lawful to do good at any time in our schools.