When I was a kid in school I had to read books by Maya Angelou like "I know why the caged bird sings," and other black culture books. Can someone be arrested for forcing me to do this?
2007-12-28 09:47:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I also had to read Malcom X and learn that my ancestors were Devils.
2007-12-28 09:53:26 · update #1
my social studies teacher got sick and we had a sub and watched Boyz in the Hood.
2007-12-28 09:58:45 · update #2
I can't believe a teacher would show Boyz in da hood in a classroom....ugh! I would file a formal complaint with the school district!
2007-12-28 10:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by Geminat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Child abuse is hitting someone or putting them in a physically dangerous situation. It can also be mental abuse. Having you read great works of literature (which the titles you mentioned fall into) is a privilege and is not abuse.
Also, if you read Malcolm X properly, you would not have come to the conclusion that white people are blue eyed devils. Malcolm X believed that once, but he went beyond that by the time his autobiography was written.
Actually, I would say that anyone who does not expose their children to other cultures is doing a great disservice to the child. Obviously, we have to live with these other cultures around us, so we should learn something about those cultures so as to better interact with people who live in those cultures. This is not to say that understanding their cultures undermines your own. You should be proud of your culture. But if learning about other cultures makes you insecure about your own, then there is either a problem with your own culture or your own views of your culture.
2007-12-28 22:21:46 · answer #2 · answered by Erik B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Could be...all depends on the amount of force that it was applied. I would tell my parents, and allow my father to discuss this with the school administrator if I believed that I was being forced to learn a mindset that conflicted with my morals/religion and principals
2007-12-28 19:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by Ronnny321 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For what? For giving you assignments? Gees. The education systems is lacking as it is. I can imagine how ignorant kids would be if they dictated their assignments.
Here is the point. Get over it. Unless you start your own business or are independently wealthy you are going to be told what to do. Get over it!!
2007-12-28 17:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No and be glad you read them, if you didn't like them, at least you can say so and know what you are talking about. [Just don't say it too loud, it isn't PC to say negative things about Maya Angelou's works]
2007-12-28 17:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No. If anything, you should be happy that you had the opportunity to learn about your racial history. To really put it in perspective, you should be happy that you had an education.
2007-12-28 18:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by Ua 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If there was a Law for being out-right-stupid you would get life without the possibility of parole.
2007-12-28 17:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Forcing someone to read a certain thing is not illegal, as far as I know. You must read whatever your teachers tell you to read.
2007-12-28 17:50:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not child abuse, and not everything in novels should be taken as literally true.
2007-12-28 17:59:30 · answer #9 · answered by Mimi Lee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. are u kidding???? It's called school and learning.
2007-12-28 20:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by SusanMangum 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋