My son has been accepted to Cal Poly as a History major. He has a high school friend that got accepted and they want to room together. I don’t want him to go, I want him to go somewhere else. Why? For one, his major isn’t exactly what the school is famous for, next, we are a minority. Individually I don’t see racism as a problem for him, however, I don’t want to invest the thousands of dollars that college is going to cost and have his education become collateral damage in the endless debate of who’s right and who’s wrong. I don’t want him protesting when he needs to spend more time studying and preparing himself for the future. I unfortunately see a future war zone here, because when you have the national news shine light on something, along with it come the extremist on both sides to make their points in this battleground. I got the message from the President. I understand he is ham-strung by the 1st amendment, it doesn’t matter, I’ve got to protect my own I’ve read enough posts to know that this isn’t the first time a racial incident occurred, and because of how it was handled, this won’t be the last time. Would my son help add to the diversity? Sure, but at what price. Everyone can say things, as parents, we have to put up the money. I don’t have the endless resources others might have to make a mistake here. I just want him to graduate, maybe get a law degree, a good job… and then he could protest to his heart’s desire and I can enjoy my retirement without having to eat dog food for the rest of my days.