Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on December 21, 2006, 05:06:24 PM
This is the most disturbing bit:
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During the 2005-06 school year, 28 kindergarten students in Maryland were suspended for sex offenses, including sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual activity, according to state data. Fifteen of those suspensions were for sexual harassment
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School accuses 5-year-old of sex harassment
by ERIN CUNNINGHAM
erinc@herald-mail.com
HAGERSTOWN - A kindergarten student was accused earlier this month of sexually harassing a classmate at Lincolnshire Elementary School, an accusation that will remain on his record until he moves to middle school.
Washington County Public Schools spokeswoman Carol Mowen said the definition of sexual harassment used by the school system is, "unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors and/or other inappropriate verbal, written or physical conduct of a sexual nature directed toward others."
Mowen said that definition comes from the Maryland State Department of Education.
According to a school document provided by the boy's father, the 5-year-old pinched a girl's buttocks on Dec. 8 in a hallway at the school south of Hagerstown.
Charles Vallance, the boy's father, said he was unable to explain to his son what he had done.
"He knows nothing about sex," Vallance said. "There's no way to explain what he's been written up for. He knows it as playing around. He doesn't know it as anything sexual at all."
The incident was described as "sexual harassment" on the school form.
School officials consider a student's age and the specific action when determining what administrative action to take, Mowen said.
Lincolnshire Principal Darlene Teach and Mowen said they were unable to discuss he incident involving the Lincolnshire student.
Teach said any student, regardless of grade level, can be cited for sexual harassment.
"Anytime a student touches another student inappropriately, it could be sexual harassment," Teach said.
School administrators at a Texas school in November suspended a 4-year-old student for inappropriately touching a teacher's aide after the prekindergarten student hugged the woman.
"It's important to understand a child may not realize that what he or she is doing may be considered sexual harassment, but if it fits under the definition, then it is, under the state's guidelines," Mowen said. "If someone has been told this person does not want this type of touching, it doesn't matter if it's at work or at school, that's sexual harassment."
The incident will be included in the boy's file while he remains at Lincolnshire, but Mowen said those files do not follow students when they move on to middle school.
She described the incident as a "learning opportunity."
During the 2005-06 school year, 28 kindergarten students in Maryland were suspended for sex offenses, including sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual activity, according to state data. Fifteen of those suspensions were for sexual harassment.
During the 2005-06 school year, one Washington County prekindergarten student was suspended from school, and 12 of the county's kindergartners were suspended for various offenses, according to state data.
by ERIN CUNNINGHAM
erinc@herald-mail.com
HAGERSTOWN - A kindergarten student was accused earlier this month of sexually harassing a classmate at Lincolnshire Elementary School, an accusation that will remain on his record until he moves to middle school.
Washington County Public Schools spokeswoman Carol Mowen said the definition of sexual harassment used by the school system is, "unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors and/or other inappropriate verbal, written or physical conduct of a sexual nature directed toward others."
Mowen said that definition comes from the Maryland State Department of Education.
According to a school document provided by the boy's father, the 5-year-old pinched a girl's buttocks on Dec. 8 in a hallway at the school south of Hagerstown.
Charles Vallance, the boy's father, said he was unable to explain to his son what he had done.
"He knows nothing about sex," Vallance said. "There's no way to explain what he's been written up for. He knows it as playing around. He doesn't know it as anything sexual at all."
The incident was described as "sexual harassment" on the school form.
School officials consider a student's age and the specific action when determining what administrative action to take, Mowen said.
Lincolnshire Principal Darlene Teach and Mowen said they were unable to discuss he incident involving the Lincolnshire student.
Teach said any student, regardless of grade level, can be cited for sexual harassment.
"Anytime a student touches another student inappropriately, it could be sexual harassment," Teach said.
School administrators at a Texas school in November suspended a 4-year-old student for inappropriately touching a teacher's aide after the prekindergarten student hugged the woman.
"It's important to understand a child may not realize that what he or she is doing may be considered sexual harassment, but if it fits under the definition, then it is, under the state's guidelines," Mowen said. "If someone has been told this person does not want this type of touching, it doesn't matter if it's at work or at school, that's sexual harassment."
The incident will be included in the boy's file while he remains at Lincolnshire, but Mowen said those files do not follow students when they move on to middle school.
She described the incident as a "learning opportunity."
During the 2005-06 school year, 28 kindergarten students in Maryland were suspended for sex offenses, including sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual activity, according to state data. Fifteen of those suspensions were for sexual harassment.
During the 2005-06 school year, one Washington County prekindergarten student was suspended from school, and 12 of the county's kindergartners were suspended for various offenses, according to state data.
Post by: Strings on December 21, 2006, 07:26:41 PM
Are we TRYING to create a generation of boys that are traumatized by the idea of touching a woman?
Post by: meinbruder on December 21, 2006, 07:43:25 PM
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over?
Are we TRYING to create a generation of boys that are traumatized by the idea of touching a woman?
Are we TRYING to create a generation of boys that are traumatized by the idea of touching a woman?
What is more astounding is that we're traumatizing young boys who don't have a clue as to what a woman is yet.
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Post by: LAK on December 21, 2006, 11:55:45 PM
In fact, I would look into criminal charges of the mental abuse and molestation of my child. Anyone that uses force, individual or that of the state, to ruin the innocence of a five year old's mind in this way ought to be indicted appropriately.
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Post by: Phantom Warrior on December 22, 2006, 12:33:19 AM
Post by: Strings on December 22, 2006, 03:51:44 AM
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That's kinda my point. Think about it: if you were busted for "sexual harassment" or "sexual assualt" like some of these young kids are, would you be willing to even TOUCH a woman when you get older?
Heck... I remember playing "doctor" when I was little older than these kids: I probably would've been locked up by today's system!
Post by: 280plus on December 22, 2006, 05:04:54 AM
Post by: Ben on December 22, 2006, 05:17:09 AM
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It is perverted to pursue a charge of any "sexual" intent on behalf of a five year old, and these perverts need to to have the brakes put on them.
That's along the lines of what I was thinking when I read this. You pretty much have to be a pervert to sit around and come up with these kinds of "rules" and focus them on little kids.
Post by: HankB on December 22, 2006, 07:33:04 AM
You pretty much have to be a pervert to sit around and come up with these kinds of "rules" and focus them on little kids.
+1. (Read my .sig line for my take on this.)
Post by: lupinus on December 22, 2006, 09:09:00 AM
Post by: grislyatoms on December 22, 2006, 09:24:38 AM
Post by: brimic on December 22, 2006, 01:36:39 PM
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According to a school document provided by the boy's father, the 5-year-old pinched a girl's buttocks on Dec. 8 in a hallway at the school south of Hagerstown.
Charles Vallance, the boy's father, said he was unable to explain to his son what he had done.
"He knows nothing about sex," Vallance said. "There's no way to explain what he's been written up for. He knows it as playing around. He doesn't know it as anything sexual at all."
The incident was described as "sexual harassment" on the school form.
This same thing actually happened to a nephew of mine 2 years ago when he was 5YO. The school made a huge deal about it and nearly expelled him.
Charles Vallance, the boy's father, said he was unable to explain to his son what he had done.
"He knows nothing about sex," Vallance said. "There's no way to explain what he's been written up for. He knows it as playing around. He doesn't know it as anything sexual at all."
The incident was described as "sexual harassment" on the school form.
Post by: doczinn on December 22, 2006, 04:41:33 PM
<The world will end in ten minutes.>
Post by: Fjolnirsson on December 22, 2006, 09:49:13 PM
Further proof that the inmates are running the asylum.
Post by: Stand_watie on December 22, 2006, 10:56:10 PM
And yet, people don't understand why I intend to homeschool my child.....
Further proof that the inmates are running the asylum.
Further proof that the inmates are running the asylum.
I've never been formally "homeschooled", although at least half of my technically "school" education has come from my parents.
A suggestion that has come into my head in the past few years, if you have a decent basic cable system available to you, you have a really good educational tool available. I was born in 1970. In about the last ten years, I've become aware of how much is out there to be used as part of a good education.... The Science Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, and several others are available to you as teaching aids.