In liberals we mistrust....

What good is a school district if they ignore and fail to teach about the founding documents of this nation, not to mention the nation's own motto?(emphases added)

Trustees of a school district in Bakersfield, Calif., will decide Monday night whether to allow posters bearing the nation's motto — "In God We Trust" — and other historical documents to be displayed in classrooms.

The display of posters of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights will also be voted on Monday night.

Kern County High School District trustee Chad Vegas initially proposed the measure as a way of promoting patriotism. But the idea has sparked a contentious debate.

Board President Bob Hampton, a former teacher (THANK GOD--ed) in the district, told The L.A. Times that he'll vote against the posters because they reflect a "spiritual agenda."

"The spiritual side of students belongs at home and at church, not in the educational system," Hampton said.

The classroom displays were first suggested by the non-profit group In God We Trust — America Inc., whose president is Jacquie Sullivan, a Bakersfield councilwoman.

Sullivan told FOXNews.com that she expects the measure to pass with the necessary 3 to 5 majority of trustees voting in favor, but said the issue would likely be over how many classrooms should carry the displays.

"I encouraged the trustees to put this on the agenda," she said. "It's very important. We need to promote patriotism and promote it in our schools. We can’t just assume that the younger generations are going to have that strong love for God and their country the way the older generations do."

Sullivan's organization has offered to provide funding for the project at Kern.

The councilwoman, who said she is a registered Republican and a Christian who attends a local Baptist church, told FOXNews.com that she has neither a religious nor a political agenda in pushing for the measure.

"It’s not political. It’s not religious. It’s patriotism," Sullivan said. "American patriotism is love of God and love of country. It's pride in our country."

How can the "trustees" of a school district be "trusted" that the District is teaching an accurate history of the United States when they choose to ignore, or perhaps even fear the documents on which the nation was founded? How can one teach accurately the history of these United States when one ignores that for which their forebears have died, and continue to give their lives and fortunes?

And then they sit around and wonder why public education gets such a bad rap?

Bunch. Of. Morons.

****UPDATE (11/6/2007, 5:59p CST)

Score one for the good guys!

But It's too bad that a vote was needed in the first place.