Unbelievable!

[Barbara Moulton]

First grader suspended for "Sexual harrassment"


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184261,00.html

[Dana Grant]

First grader suspended for "Sexual harrassment"


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184261,00.html

This is not the first time this has happened in this country.

Amazing, isn't it?

[Barbara Moulton]

This is not the first time this has happened in this country.

Amazing, isn't it?

My problem with it is that it can have a backlash effect. There is real sexual harassment out there that needs to be addressed. But (as the facts are presented here) this is not such a case.

People might begin to take real cases less seriously if they get fed up with this type of thing.

[Dennis M. Scott]

There is one elementary school in a nearby district that has three sexual offenders in it - all from one family - and the oldest is in third grade. They have not merely sexually harrassed, but are court determined sexual offenders. In another school Linda one time had a second grader with two convictions for sexual assault. His father had for four years been showing him sex videos - so the son would know to treat women, said the father.

[Barbara Moulton]

There is one elementary school in a nearby district that has three sexual offenders in it - all from one family - and the oldest is in third grade. They have not merely sexually harrassed, but are court determined sexual offenders. In another school Linda one time had a second grader with two convictions for sexual assault. His father had for four years been showing him sex videos - so the son would know to treat women, said the father.

I know that there are real cases of sexual harassment and sexual precociousness in children. I have seen first hand examples of that. The facts, as presented in this article, do not fall into that category.

And, as I said, my concern is that if this type of a case gets a great deal of publicity and everyone rolls their eyes, then the REAL cases may eventually not be treated with the seriousness they deserve.

[Mark Doble]

My daughter Nicole is 6 yrs. old. A 10 yr. old boy was bugging her and her friends. Nicole warned him many times to leave them alone. Finally she had enough of his abusive behaviour.

Nicole hauled off and punched him sqrare in the nose! The boy went crying to his mom.

When I heard of it later that day, I gave her a big high five.

I have always told her that ifin she feels threatened she has my permission, after all other avenues have been explored, to do exactly what she did.

Many times since she has been harassed on the morning bus by other boys. She tells adults in charge with no results and no change. Lately we had to take concerns to the Principal. Three times now.

Two yrs. ago we enrolled Nikki in Karate. Her teacher is a 2nd dan black belt and says she is a natural. Nikki wants to attain her black belt. It has taught her good discipline in not fighting, but able to ifin she feels the need.

Im proud of her anyway...:basic05

[Peter Teolis]

The problem today is accountability. If the adults took enough time to do some investigation, the harasment would stop. But because some teachers, monitors, bus drivers don't want to get involved, the kids take things into their own hands. I applaud Nikki for standing up for herself as a last resort. It is a shame that we are being reactive to the after shock of the punch than proactively seeking a way to prevent this from happening

[Mark Doble]

when we made the sausages what does the A mean on the bag?

[Peter Teolis]

A = Asiago
S = Sweet
SD = Sun Dried Tomatoes
H = Hot:cool: