Random links
- Bill protects right to bear Pop-Tarts
- "elementary- and middle-school principals wouldn’t be able to suspend kids for drawing pictures of guns, making gun motions with their hands or pretending non-weapon objects, among other reasons. There is a major caveat: Suspension can be issued if the child’s actions threaten another student."
- “Most obscene title of a peer-reviewed scientific article” – an amusing award for a serious academic paper
- Here's the winner.
- Baby is killed by loving dad’s kiss
- "Little Kaiden McCormick was struck down by a cold sore virus caught from Carl Maclaren, 34."
- Baby Killed in Gaza Due to Hamas Rocket, UN Concludes
- "The high-profile deaths of two children in Gaza last November were the result of Hamas rockets falling short and not Israeli airstrikes, the United Nations has concluded. Palestinians and some media outlets blamed Israel for the deaths ..."
Comments
Sarennah
Wed, 2013-03-13 14:17
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Pop Tarts
Ok, the Pop Tarts suspension thing is just ridiculous. But there are levels of discipline. The first time a child does something doesn't mean it needs to get escalated to the maximum response. There are so many steps you can take before you get there. That being said, I have seen in the past multiple kids ganging up on another kid (aka bullying) but making gun gestures at them and drawing pictures of them with rockets and grenades flying at them and giving it to the child. I don't think that is something that should be tolerated. Does it require immediate suspension? I am not sure, but it surely can NOT be ignored. That is threatening, whether it is followed through with or not.
David
Wed, 2013-03-13 15:14
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Umm... there is an explicit
Umm... there is an explicit exception there if the actions in question threaten another student.
Sarennah
Wed, 2013-03-13 16:18
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True
That is true. The question is what exactly is meant by a threat. A 6 year old's threat vs. a 12 year old's threat could be very different. I guess what I mean is there has to be some room for figuring that out instead of a blanket response.