A 5-year-old girl was suspended from school earlier this week after she made what the school called a "terrorist threat."The wonderful thing about zero-tolerance policies is that they relieve school administrators of the responsibility for exercising any kind of personal judgment at all. Kind of makes you question why you even need these lumpen-bureaucrats.
Her weapon of choice? A small, Hello Kitty automatic bubble blower.
The kindergartner, who attends Mount Carmel Area Elementary School in Pennsylvania, caught administrators' attention after suggesting she and a classmate should shoot each other with bubbles.
Welcome to Mt. Carmel Elementary School - and please observe that it's a "wisdom-free zone".
ReplyDeleteI remember reading that they questioned her for three hours-without her parents being present. At what point does this constitute actual child abuse?
Yet another good argument for home schooling. Why put your child in the care of stupid people?
ReplyDeleteI'm telling y'all, from one of the best school districts in our state, that you do NOT want your children to be there (public schools). Kids with IEPs can do all the violent shit they want, and we are not allowed to touch them to stop them. Regular kids get kicked out for defending themselves.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention that inclusion classes means that the education that the (non-special-ed) kids get is severely dumbed down so that the special ed kids can keep up. Usually they still can't.
ReplyDeleteAt what point does this constitute actual child abuse?
ReplyDeleteNever.
It's a "we're 'professionals'....don't try this at home" kind of thing.
I remember reading that they questioned her for three hours-without her parents being present. At what point does this constitute actual child abuse?
ReplyDeleteThere must be scores of lawyers out there smelling blood, and for once I'm glad.
This is a child who was punished for wanting to play a game with a toy. How traumatizing was that?
ReplyDeleteNot "wisdom free zone", "thought free zone".
ReplyDeleteDeborah said... They "questioned" this little five year old for THREE hours?! What did they ask that took THREE hours? Hope the parents sue for everything. And I hope the little girl gets over this.
ReplyDeleteDeborah said.... Absolutely right JeffS. "Wisdom free zone" indeed. That school should.be renamed for Biden.
ReplyDeleteIf a five year old girl of mine was put through a hostile questioning without her parents for three whole hours, the headmaster of that school would currently be undergoing maxillo-facial reconstruction surgery.
ReplyDeleteSteve: And rightly so, mate!
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