No Means No
Copyright© 2013 by jamesbreitbart
Chapter 7
Katie Dalton, Monday January 10, 2011
By the time I got downstairs, Taylor and Shelby were already eating breakfast. Mom was drinking her coffee and watching the morning news. It was something about a court decision.
"Well I'll be," Mom said. I could tell she wasn't happy.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Have you seen this?"
"Seen what?"
"They're making every kid in Texas go to school naked," Shelby explained.
"What?"
"It's that naked in school program," Mom said.
"How can they make kids do that?"
"It's the court. They say everyone has to do it or they're violating someone's rights."
The newscaster was talking. "The new rules will allow parents to exempt their children on religious or cultural grounds. Children themselves will not be allowed to opt in or out of The Program without a judicial waiver..."
Mom snorted. "We'll see how long that lasts."
"Does that mean they'll have the Program at Bidwell High?" Taylor asked.
Just then, my little sister Haley came downstairs. Mom hurriedly turned off the TV before turning back to Taylor.
"No, they say it's just in Texas for now."
"What's just in Texas?" Haley asked.
"Umm ... cowboy hats," Mom responded, "what would you like for breakfast? We got strawberry Pop-tarts yesterday."