Common Sense Lost in Schools??
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Why didn't her parents just cut the food up for her before they packed her lunch?
Oh sorry that would mean that her parents would of had to tear themselves from their busy lives and actually pay attention to their child, what was I thinking.
Oh sorry that would mean that her parents would of had to tear themselves from their busy lives and actually pay attention to their child, what was I thinking.
It would be a travesty if this girl is found guilty of felony charges. I don't care what her home life is like or if Charles Manson is her father. Based on the contents of the article, she didn't do anything to deserve a felony rap for this. As a society, are we seriously going to brand a kid that brought a steak knife to school to cut her lunch a felon? If so, we are basically going to leave her with few options in life other than becoming a felon.:no:
Maybe they thought that at 10 years old she was capable of doing something for herself.
Maybe they were out of the house looking for cocaine too. The thing is, no one knows exactly what happened here except for the school, and the child involved.
But that is what modern schools do. They attempt to endoctrinate the kids into being passive little consumers. Never question authority, never think for yourself, never stand up for your own rights. It is going to be fun when my kids get into school and become pains in the ***. But they are going to learn to stand up for themselves when they are right, even if a person in "authority" is telling them to stop.
And who gives all these school officials authority, they have proven over and over to be some of the dumbest people on the planet.
Please teachers, do not take offense, there are some good ones out there, but there are some really bad ones too. For example, my neighbor will be the kids kindergarten teacher, she asked me how I tell the twins apart. They are FRATERNAL twins? One is blonde, the other has red hair, one is 3 inches taller than the other one. Heck they do not even look like brothers, they look like cousins!
My wife is an elem. teacher in Ankeny and she would agree with some of the things you said. If she were in the situation with the girl, she either would have cut the meat for the girl, taken the knife and talked to the girl and parents or at least gotten the principal and come up with a logical, calm solution.
They probably should have chewed it up for her, too.
Well I am not a parent, but I know I wouldn't send a frickin knife to school with a kid.
If not her parents, then she could have cut it up before packing it in her lunch.
So assuming they were (looking for cocaine) - suspending her for 10 days would be helpful, somehow? :skeptical:
I was being facetious...I wouldn't send a knife either. I wonder if the girl just packed it herself.
Not only would I not send a knife to school, I wouldn't send steak.
I think most people easily recognize that it isn't the classroom teacher making many of these ridiculous decisions or policies. But district admins, school boards and more often than not - the city/county attorneys for the district.
JOKE TO FOLLOW:
Three men become shipwrecked on an island, where they are captured by savages. The savages are decently nice ones, and explain their plight to these men. They have plenty of food, but they have overhunted the wild boars on the island, whose skin they used for their canoes. They chief explains to the men that they must die, and their hides will be used for the savages' canoes. However, the men may choose how they wish to die.
The first man says, "well, why don't you just hang me" So, the savages set up a noose on a palm tree, and take care of that man, immediately taking his body off to skinned.
The second man says, "Just drown me" So, the savages set up a trough of water, and hold the man under, who goes quite peacefully.
The third man asks, "May i kill myself?" The savages think for a minute, and see no reason why he shouldn't be able to that. "sure" the chief says.
"may i have two forks?" says the man. Now, these savages are somewhat civilized, and happen to have a couple on hand, which they give to him.
As soon as the man receives the forks, he starts stabbing himself wildly in the chest, screaming "SCREW YOU AND YOUR CANOES!!!!!"
You're right! When the wife and I have something fancy, we have a late dinner after the kids are in bed. They would like hot dogs just as much as steak, so why "waste" it on them??:wink:
Just think of all the lunchroom menu items that could be potential weapons. A baked potato upside the head could cause a nasty head injury. How about meatloaf? Sloppy Joes? This is biological warfare man!
The first thing I did when I saw this, was click on the link to see what state it was in. I was a little surprised that it happened in FL, but probably shouldn't be. What is the real problem is that a 15 year old who shoots and kills someone will be treated as a child, while a 10 year old with a knife will be treated like an adult.
