News outlets from The Washington Post to London's Daily Mail to Newsweek and People magazine have told their story.
And late Monday, Superintendent John Ramos weighed in with a letter to parents that seemed to support the students who both posed with Ryan and other who chose not to.
But his letter also raised some eyebrows and seemed to hint that the attention was overdone, stating:
It seems that our collective focus needs to be on more substantive issues, such as the proposed budget and various matters that are silently unfolding.
See the entire letter below:
SOMSD Community,
SOMSD has been in the press over the past few days after Speaker of the House Congressman Paul Ryan posted a picture of himself with a group of South Orange Middle School 8th grade students who were on a field trip to Washington D.C.
Some students chose to participate in the photo on the steps of the Capitol, and others chose not to participate and waited quietly across the street with an administrator until the photo op concluded.
While we should all respectfully and appropriately acknowledge those in authority, taking a conscientious position about a photo op is within our constitutional right. We are proud of all of our students, who exercised their rights and chose whether or not to participate for their own individual reasons.
It seems that our collective focus needs to be on more substantive issues, such as the proposed budget and various matters that are silently unfolding.
Dr. John J. Ramos, Sr.
SOMSD has been in the press over the past few days after Speaker of the House Congressman Paul Ryan posted a picture of himself with a group of South Orange Middle School 8th grade students who were on a field trip to Washington D.C.
Some students chose to participate in the photo on the steps of the Capitol, and others chose not to participate and waited quietly across the street with an administrator until the photo op concluded.
While we should all respectfully and appropriately acknowledge those in authority, taking a conscientious position about a photo op is within our constitutional right. We are proud of all of our students, who exercised their rights and chose whether or not to participate for their own individual reasons.
It seems that our collective focus needs to be on more substantive issues, such as the proposed budget and various matters that are silently unfolding.
Dr. John J. Ramos, Sr.
Superintendent
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