First grader suspended for

[disney1990]

you haven't dealt with many 1st grader I take it

 

[Poohforyou]

He's in first grade, if you suspended every child who has to have repeat trips to the prinicpal's office you are going to have a lot of missing children.

Really? Dh and I made it through school w/o ever being sent to the principal & our 7th grader hasn't ever been there either. I get the sense that mommy thinks her ds is adorable when he does this. If she didn't she would have had a "come to Jesus moment' with him the 1st time.

 

[knitster]

Really? Dh and I made it through school w/o ever being sent to the principal & our 7th grader hasn't ever been there either. I get the sense that mommy thinks her ds is adorable when he does this. If she didn't she would have had a "come to Jesus moment' with him the 1st time.

My husband and I managed to make it all the way through school without ever once being sent to the principal or being suspended, too. Amazing!

 

[kimmyann]

Working for the school system, I have heard kids singing this song. I have also had to deal with kindergartner's sexually harassing. Along with singing very explicit lyrics that obviously the parents allow them to listen to & think it is okay. I personally would not want my first grade daughter to have to listen to a boy sing this to her at school. If he was warned then he should be punished if he did it again.

Want to add that I do think there is a difference in a child singing this song, just to sing it versus singing it *to* another student.

 

[Coconut36]

Since he had already been to the principal's for singing it before, one can assume he knew it was wrong, whether or not he knew what it meant. The fact that this time he added a booty in the face to the girl he was singing it to, makes it even worse. Obviously the visit to the Prinicpal's office didn't help him learn, maybe the suspension will.

I agree. This was the 2nd time and couple that with his behind in the girls face..yeah that's a problem. Clearly he didn't learn the first time he was told not to sing the song and escalated the behavior with it (behind shaking).

 

[chloelovesdisney]

I think if he was singing and disrupting class that is one thing, but singing in the cafeteria does not, imo, rate suspension. We used to deal with silly stuff like this as kids, it didn't require adult intervention and certainly not suspension.

 

[Beach Bunny]

First of all, I can't believe a parent would let their 6 year old child listen to that kind of music and secondly - once again - I'm so glad I homeschool.

Yes, because keeping your child in a little protective bubble makes you so much more superior

 

[Art 1]

Yes, because keeping your child in a little protective bubble makes you so much more superior

He/she didn't say that now did they.

 

[Poohforyou]

you haven't dealt with many 1st grader I take it

It doesn't matter the grade, a child was displaying inappropriate behavior and was called on it. For whatever reason he decided to push the envelope and now he has to pay the piper. Kids need boundaries and they need consequences when they over step them. Hopefully mommy will sit the kid down this time & read him the riot act.

 

[smitch425]

He/she didn't say that now did they.

No, and that comment you quoted was not a nice thing to say. HOWEVER, what "he/she" DID say implies that someone is a bad parent if they let their kids listen to that song. Listening to a song doesn't make you a bad parent or a bad kid. Just as homeschooling your child instead of sending them to school doesn't make you a bad parent.

 

[knitster]

Yes, because keeping your child in a little protective bubble makes you so much more superior

He/she didn't say that now did they.

Nope, sure didn't.

And saying that homeschooling = protective bubble is like saying public schooling = throwing your kids to the wolves.

eta: the reason I even mentioned homeschooling is because I was saying I was glad that I don't have to deal with the school system's bureaucracy, not that I felt like my kids were more protected. But people will choose to spin things whichever way makes them feel better.

 

[knitster]

No, and that comment you quoted was not a nice thing to say. HOWEVER, what "he/she" DID say implies that someone is a bad parent if they let their kids listen to that song. Listening to a song doesn't make you a bad parent or a bad kid. Just as homeschooling your child instead of sending them to school doesn't make you a bad parent.

I do apologize as that was not my intent but I certainly see why it was taken that way. I was envisioning a scenario wherein the parent in question encouraged their child to listen to and repeat this type of music, not a situation wherein a child heard the music but had parental guidance as to what is and is not appropriate about it.

 

[smitch425]

I do apologize as that was not my intent but I certainly see why it was taken that way. I was envisioning a scenario wherein the parent in question encouraged their child to listen to and repeat this type of music, not a situation wherein a child heard the music but had parental guidance as to what is and is not appropriate about it.

Thank you for the apology, though, it was not necessary.

 

[TinkNH]

I have no problem with the kid being punished, especially since this wasn't a first time offense.

However, I have never understood why schools seem to think keeping a kid home from school is a punishment to them. I highly doubt this kid is going to be upset about staying home and will most likely continue with behavior that leads to this "punishment."

Word. I really doubt he spent the days contemplating the wrong of his actions

 

[ladypage]

I've never heard the song or seen the commercial. We only have Netflix and AppleTV and we listen to our iPods/iPhones in the car instead of the radio, so...yeah.

Not everyone has those luxuries. Most of the people around here have the $25 a month basic cable on their old TV's and still drive cars with cassette players. Just sayin'

 

[kaligal]

I think suspending him for Sexual Harrassment is ridiculous, but obviously they had to do something like suspend him. He wasn't shaping up.

 

[knitster]

Not everyone has those luxuries. Most of the people around here have the $25 a month basic cable on their old TV's and still drive cars with cassette players. Just sayin'

I realize not everyone has those luxuries. I also realize that I haven't been communicating well in this thread. :lol: I wasn't meaning to say that parents should keep their kids from watching tv or listening to the radio. I was explaining why it is that no one in my family has heard that song. It's not that I'm trying to shield my kids from it, it just so happens that we haven't run into it on TV or the radio because we don't watch traditional TV or listen to the radio.

 

[declansdad]

Word. I really doubt he spent the days contemplating the wrong of his actions

If that's the case, the parent is not doing much as a parent.

 

[declansdad]

I think suspending him for Sexual Harrassment is ridiculous, but obviously they had to do something like suspend him. He wasn't shaping up.

The school didn't say he was suspended for sexual harrassment.

 

[LongLiveDisney1]

So a 6 year old gets suspended from school? Not a bad deal for the kid.. 3 extra vacation days. Sounds fun