Boy Suspended for 5 days - Taliban drawing..

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: roboninja
If only he were allowed to say the Lord's Prayer in school, and they had posters up of the Ten Commandments, this travesty would never have occured...:disgust:

bwahahahahahhahahahahahhahaaahahahha

 

[XMan]

The picture in questions

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: beyoku

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: VioletAura
Most of you think this is nothing, but what if it was stick figure KKK members with pointy hats hanging a stick figure black man? or a stick figure with a Nazi cap shooting another figure with a star of david on it? or a stick figure Saddam shooting a stick figure bush?

one of these things is not like the other....

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I'm not sure I'd be all that upset by the last one...

Yes but if they suspend a kid for a drawing of " KKK members with pointy hats hanging a stick figure black man" (or "Saddam shooting Bush") they have to do the same for a kid drawing a marine shooting a terrorist. Seems to me like they're not suspending him for his political stance but for the violent picture.

since when are the taleban considered terrorists? - They are two seperate things.

the Taliban regime [...] is not only repressing its own people, it is threatening people everywhere by sponsoring and sheltering and supplying terrorists. By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder.

-George W. Bush, 9/20/2001

close enough for ya?

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: X-Man
The picture in questions

HA HA HA

STICK FIGURE?

He should have gotten it pinned to the wall...

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[UCSDHappyAsian]

well, what kinda drawing and was it on a piece of paper, or he painted on school property?
hmm..

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: UCSDHappyAsian
well, what kinda drawing and was it on a piece of paper, or he painted on school property?
hmm..

Picture above...


HARDLY calls for suspension, if any punishment..

 

[NesuD]

Here's the schools principles email if anyone wants to let him know what you think of it. showard@tfs.k12.nj.us His email is publically available on the districts webpage. Tinton falls school district

 

[NesuD]

heres the response from the principal that i recieved to my email to him.

Official Press release from the Tinton Falls Schools October. 29, 2003

We have just completed interviews with Fox News and WWOR, setting forth the position of the Board of Education. We explained that the drawing is not as represented by the student to the media. It is merely two stick figures, one with a helmet and one with no markings. The figure with the helmet had a pistol and a knife and is attacking the other figure. It is quite graphic and bloody. Moreover, above the head of the stick figure is the name of another student at the Middle School, not the Taliban. It is quite evident that the drawing depicts one student attacking another student, who is named. It is not an attack by an American soldier against the enemy, as represented by the offending student. We also explained that the penalty could have been ten (10) days, but was limited to five (5) as a reasonable penalty. The administration acted properly, taking into consideration the rights of all students, not just the one student that committed the act. In the post-Columbine, post-9/11 era we must be very careful, address all threats, and protect all students. That is the message we attempted to convey to the news media, and the message that should be addressed to all parents, students, and interested parties. The young man in question may think this was a joke or a prank, but actions of this nature are taken very seriously and there are consequences that must be accepted.

I find it strange that his only comment is to attach the official press release. Looks like another case of the elitist educators thinking they are qualified clinical psychologists again. Their assessment of the incident is completely opposite of the opinion of the boys psychologist.

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: bjc112
Again, the schools look bad....

Maybe the schools would have liked it better if he drew an airplance flying into buildings, maybe which were described as the WTC....

Hey, how about the other way around...that would be cool, eh?