In the May 2007 issue of readers Digest there is a story, No Mercy ,Kid. It says that on Maryland that 15 kindergarten children were were suspended from school for sexual harassment in one year. What do you think of this?
2007-04-08 08:40:23 · 13 answers · asked by ? 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Its true. A child can be suspended or receive detention for even saying they like someone because it may offend someone else. I dont know what is becoming of this country but it truly saddens me.
2007-04-08 08:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think it is possible that on a rare occasion a child that young could know more sexually then they should and may be suspended. However I suspect that most of the time it is adults over reacting. Things have gotten crazy.
You can't say or do anything these days. Our freedoms are going quickly and cooler heads need to prevail.
As a child I am sure a boy probably hit me in the butt while playing sports . Now days he would be in big trouble. It's just crazy !!!
2007-04-08 15:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by bobbi123 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is insane. People here have become so oversensitive to anything that might be perceived as sexual harassment, that a little boy trying to kiss a little girl is considered sexual harassment. And the schools have been the victims of so many lawsuits over such ridiculous things, that they don't want to take any chances. It's stupid and shameful that the adults in these situations can't use their darned heads. (I would like to use a word a LOT stronger than "darned", but it'll just get censored.)
2007-04-08 15:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jess H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the families won't teach decent behavior, who but the schools can? Or if they can't teach it, at least they can demand basic standards? We have 5th graders having sex in the back of the classroom, jr. hi kids exposing themselves. They and their families need help, and the other kids at school certainly don't need the distraction.
2007-04-08 15:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by Philo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think anyone who wants to be a parent should be required to take parenting classes and learn how to parent and keep their kids in line. Hey - they make people who have no kids and want to adopt take parenting classes. Fair is fair. Maybe if parents would parent and not let the kids be the boss of them, the kids wouldn't run around behaving like little miscreants to begin with. Maybe we should make school a privilege and not a right. Then kids might take it seriously.
2007-04-08 15:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The US school system has been devolving for over 50 years.
You're just now noticing?
2007-04-08 15:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
kids are getting sexually active at an early age...this is a sign of the times..to many nasty TV and movies and all that sex talk..these kids need to be controlled as they are out of control...ewwwww
2007-04-08 15:45:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think that we totally live in a SICK world! I am SO MORE THEN ready to change things around here! I KNOW we can chang things because we have JESUS CHRIST on OUR side!!!
2007-04-08 15:47:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
we've allowed ourselves to become way to politically correct. what ever happened to I'll show you mine if you show me yours??
2007-04-08 15:49:31 · answer #9 · answered by mac_attack_51 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to read it, but if true, this is terrible.
2007-04-08 15:44:22 · answer #10 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋