Hi, Deborah.

Thanks for having the courage to request a dialog around a topic you knew had to have many different viewpoints. I love the respect with which we have been able to share our differences and learn from one another.

I think that's one of the marks of a true leader, to foster communication when it's easier to ignore things. It grows people together in ways that nothing else can. So, thanks for stepping out in courage today. I'm sure that your students are blessed to know you.

This is going to be my last contribution today on the subject, but as I was reading through the other comments and your replies, I couldn't help but wonder what some of the discussions were like when Adolf Hitler died. He couldn't have become as powerful as he was without some supporters. Too bad we can't easily tap into the conversations they were having 60+ years ago to see what they learned from the experience...