First, the end of the soup story - they at it. They at it all - pretty quickly actually. If anyone had complaints about it, I never heard them. 9 crock pots of soup GONE in 40 minutes. 40 MINUTES! 9 CROCK POTS!! THAT is a lot of soup! They are worried that they won't have enough soup next week and I'm not working - but - get this - I told Alex's teacher that I WOULD BRING SOUP. WHAT is wrong with me, exactly? Why do I offer up this shit? I can't stop myself. No one asked me if I could bring soup - I just volunteered myself. "Well...this is on my way home, and even though I'm not working I guess I could drop off some soup." And then I thought to myself - DUH! The working isn't actually the HARD part - it's MAKING THE FUCKING SOUP. Sweet Jesus in a crock pot - it's a condition I have and it's a problem. I should be medicated...or studied...or both.
Didja see today's news? Apparently a couple of 6th graders had sex in shop class - yeah, that's what I said...6th graders. The administration didn't tell anyone it happened, I'm assuming they punished the kids involved...but they didn't send home a notice to all the parents saying "Hey, we had an incident..." - and the parents are outraged. OUTRAGED because it happened 4 months ago and they are just now finding out. Huh. I don't get it. I'm sure punishable offenses happen all the time at middle school - but I don't think the school is under any sort of obligation to write home every time. I think all of the parents of the kids in that class should have been informed, depending on what they witnessed. Part of what people were saying is that it only lasted 30 seconds. However unimpressive, I don't think the longevity of the act has any bearing on the magnitude of the incident.
I mean, does the school have to inform all parents every time there's a fight? Or there's an incident on a bus? Or they find drugs in someone's locker? Did this really warrant a schoolwide informational letter?
But the part that concerns me is that the Attorney for the Indiana Dept. of Education said that "the kids weren't in any danger." Not in any danger?? Not in any physical danger, maybe - but I think any 6th graders are in danger if they are not only choosing to have sex, but choosing to have sex IN CLASS. I also think the kid who was the lookout is in danger - and any kid who saw this is in danger of having their whole view of the appropriateness of sex at this age altered. This whole situation is dangerous...and PS - the teacher was IN THE ROOM. For those of you who went to Liberty - can you friggin' imagine having sex - in Mr. Bike's class? Wasn't that his name...the old guy who wore the lab coat. Remember him? CAN YOU EVEN FATHOM THIS???
And they are saying that they "had sex" not that they had "oral sex" - we're talking full on intercourse here, people. WTF??? Joy - what would your school do? Any other teachers lurking? Any parents have an opinion?
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OH....MY....GOD....I am officially rendered speechless
Late last year, some 13 year old boys in teh Phoenix area were busted for groping some 12/13 year old girls. The boys were expelled and have been charge (I forget with what but serious enough crminal charges) and the teacher whose class they were in was terminated.
Then last week a 12 year old girl took an 11 year old girl's camera phone and used the camera phone to take a "lewd" picture of herself (below the waist). Then the 12 year old attached a message with some form of profanity and sent it to several people. The 12 year old said she was trying to get the 11 year old in trouble.
All I can say is - I'm glad I don't have kids in school anymore.
Where the hell did this take place?? This is the kind of shit that just scares me to death. Kids just keep getting younger with the exploring into sex, drugs, and alchol. My daughter will be locked in her room. hahaha
Maybe I'll just put a chip in her that allows me to control all decisions.
As far as I know, the school does not fall under any "legal obligation" to do a school wide notification of incidents; fighting or in this case sex...Usually, the newspapers take care of that stuff anyhow. I do think they have to involve the parents. But this store begs another question. (Insert Jim's standard disclaimer.) Is a school or school system responsible for raising kids these days? I mean, this stuff doesn't come from the school. It starts at home and when escalates to the school level, its automatically the schools fault because, well, because that's become the American Way. I'm not responsible for anything. Do we know any more of the circumstances of the situation? Were they making Key Holder's that are in the shape of a skeleton key and the Shop teacher was doing the project for some helpless girl? I guess, I'm defending because there is always more information that what is initially presented.
So, where did it happen?
Finally, you couldn't even chew gum in Mr. Beike's class. I'm sure sex wouldn't have gone over. By the way, he'll be 87 this year...
Thank you, Jim. There is also something called the right to privacy - not in the sex act, Jim, but in the reporting of it. That's why you don't hear about all the suspensions and expulsions unless kids were endagered - like a knife whilding(Sp) 6th grader at Westchester.
BTW I'll ask at lunch what Liberty would do.
Amen, Jimmer - preach it my brothah! This school was in Indy - there's a video story on CNN if you're interested.
I don't think the school was under any obligation to report, either. There was a kid at NN that whipped his penis out in the cafeteria and put it on some kid's shoulder - he was expelled, but to my knowledge, no note was sent home.
I don't know what the teacher was doing - that's what people are trying to find out. There's always more to the story.
Joy I would love to hear what Liberty would do in such an instance...
I do remember making out with Brian Fine in the band room at Liberty occasionally. Whoops.
You Tramp...He was a musician though...
I'm fairly certain that this is a privacy issue for the children and their families. I hope that the angry parents realize at some point what stigmatizing the children involved can do to the rest of their school career. Not to mention, that stigmatizing would most likely lead to even greater promiscuity. Personally, if it were my child, I would remove them from the school district and home school if I had to. Or move far away where no one knew my child so that he/she could have a fresh start (and a lot of counseling).
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