Girl gets detention for hugging?

[blessingx]

Does anyone know if there is more to this story?

 

[uzziah]

this is the problem with the internet; too much information you don't need to know about

 

[450]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15316912/

'Tag' is banned. What the ****?!

 

[ken36]

I'm biting my tongue.

 

[Superpredator]

Hoes that hug. Actually she looks like a good kid. That likes to give slutty hugs! Zing!

 

[Joeywhat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 450 /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15316912/ 'Tag' is banned. What the ****?!

Blame that on all teh lawsuit-happy parents who would rather get rich quick then take responsibly for something.

The school has to cover their ass. They can't be sued because some kid tripped, and their moron parents are too thick to handle the situation.

 

[colonelkernel8]

Thats the problem with these wussy-ass parents who lived sheltered lives (not the ones in the story); they regularly sue schools for stupid reasons like "My kid was being teased by other kids". This is why the schools have to establish all these rules. Its not good that children not be exposed to real life, or they will not know how to deal with it later on down the road.

 

[globe91skate]

Thats so ridiculous my friends and I hug all the time and it is more than just an arm around the shoulder and slight squeeze. Really sometimes legs are brought into the hugging, but that just get awkward when that happens.

 

[blessingx]

Why blame the indirect "parents who sue" in this specific case? Why not a weak superintendent and/or school board which can't seem to create less ambiguous rules and enforce them? How many schools do you know which ban hugging? It's pretty easy to imagine a scenario where a rule is insane no matter the "lawsuit scare" reason for making it and in fact likely causes more lawsuits (separating all students with an 'evil-eye', ethic groups from each other, those with "anti-social activities", those with "mean sounding nicknames", etc.). In fact this case may result in a lawsuit. When a move is this ridiculous why are you removing all blame against the participants and instead say "they're powerless?" Really? And more importantly, do you want these kind of people teaching and managing your children? Kids these days need to learn law & order, damn it! No hugging. Better yet, no emotions period!

That's why there must be more to this story than what we know. No local principal or district superintendent that wants to avoid career suicide is going to make and defend this move. Expect the next school board meeting to be fun.

 

[xnothingpoetic]

Everyone knows hugging gets you pregnant.



But seriously, the best way to change a school policy- which is obviously ridiculous- is to start a revolution.

When my brother was in high school, they made all of the kids wear their IDs at all times. If not you got a detention or suspended. So one great mind got a few of his friends together and they revolted the dumb policy. They got detentions but soon more kids started to revolt and not wear their ID and soon nearly the whole school didn't wear them. The school had no choice but to change the policy. They said you must have your ID on you at all times but you are not required to wear it.

Same thing happened when I went to HS. They tried banning pajama bottoms. Kids start revolution and school changes policy.

[size=small] Point is, the kids at that school should start a revolution.[/size]

 

[Superpredator]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xnothingpoetic /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=small] Point is, the kids at that school should start a revolution.[/size]

I wish we had a hugging revolution when I was in high school. What an erotic love-fest that would have been, going some ways toward making up for the six-inch rule in effect at all dances. I did manage to get a hug from Jenny Son at my class reunion. Boo-yeah.

 

[Assorted]

I think the 8th grader should have read school regulations more carefully (i.e.: reading your agenda, hand out your parents get, etc.) . If they don't like it, discuss with parents, talk to your principal, take it to the superintendent. School policies still have some democratic powers don't it?

As for tag being banned, well better safe than sorry right? If kids want exercise, they should ask their parents to go buy a treadmill for them, or even get a membership at the club.

 

[mrarroyo]

Sh_t! what next? No beer w/ my lunch?

 

[fatcat28037]

Zero tolerance is code for zero common sense. it seems to me the whole zero tolerance policy in schools is just a way for administrators to avoid having to make decisions.

 

[nsjong]

"District Superintendent Sam McGowen said that he thinks the penalty is fair and that administrators in the school east of St. Louis were following policy in the student handbook."

LOL. That Sam McGowen must be an idiot.