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By STEVEN M. SIPPLE
He sent an e-mail to the principal and teachers at his children's school in Elkhorn.
Steve Warren's daughters won't be attending classes Monday out of respect for Martin Luther King Day, Warren wrote.
The Elkhorn district has classes as regularly scheduled. Most school districts observe the holiday with no classes.
"This is not a race issue," said Warren, who daughters are ages 10 and 6. "That's not what Dr. King fought for ? he fought for equality in the under-served community. That, to me, is what Monday is about.
"Poverty has no color on it."
I remember Warren as a highly principled young man when he played defensive tackle for Nebraska (1996-99). So, it's no surprise to me that he's a conscientious father and citizen.
"I don't want to stir up any trouble," he said. "At the same time, I think something has to be said."
Warren grew up in Springfield, Mo., where his school district also held classes on Martin Luther King Day. But Warren and hundreds of other kids -- black, white and otherwise -- would march from one of the city's churches to city hall, in protest.
Warren obviously still feels strongly about the issue.
He and his wife also have a 4-year-old son.
"My plan is to spend the day with my family," Warren said. "I'll go over everything (about what Martin Luther King meant to society) with my kids ...
I think it's important to sit with them and really explain what's going on because they're so young and impressionable."
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He sent an e-mail to the principal and teachers at his children's school in Elkhorn.
Steve Warren's daughters won't be attending classes Monday out of respect for Martin Luther King Day, Warren wrote.
The Elkhorn district has classes as regularly scheduled. Most school districts observe the holiday with no classes.
"This is not a race issue," said Warren, who daughters are ages 10 and 6. "That's not what Dr. King fought for ? he fought for equality in the under-served community. That, to me, is what Monday is about.
"Poverty has no color on it."
I remember Warren as a highly principled young man when he played defensive tackle for Nebraska (1996-99). So, it's no surprise to me that he's a conscientious father and citizen.
"I don't want to stir up any trouble," he said. "At the same time, I think something has to be said."
Warren grew up in Springfield, Mo., where his school district also held classes on Martin Luther King Day. But Warren and hundreds of other kids -- black, white and otherwise -- would march from one of the city's churches to city hall, in protest.
Warren obviously still feels strongly about the issue.
He and his wife also have a 4-year-old son.
"My plan is to spend the day with my family," Warren said. "I'll go over everything (about what Martin Luther King meant to society) with my kids ...
I think it's important to sit with them and really explain what's going on because they're so young and impressionable."
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