Mass. 2nd-grader sent home for crucifix drawing

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

The way NPR is reporting it is that he drew the crucifix (with Xs for eyes), and when the teacher pressed him about it and about who he had drawn (I would have thought that would be obvious, but hey), he said he had drawn himself.

My thought exactly. If I asked someone to draw something that reminded them of Christmas, and they drew a picture of a man on a cross, I probably wouldn't ask, "Hey, who's that?" The teacher was drawing attention to something that wasn't that big of a deal in the first place.

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

If the teacher didn't like the response, she shouldn't have asked the question! What's she doing asking kids to draw something that reminds them of the holiday season, anyway? I thought that wasn't allowed? <rolls eyes>

Why is this not allowed?? I don't understand why people are getting all bent out of shape about minor things. Remember the days when you could have holiday parties in school? And tell people "Merry Christmas!" ... yea, that's not allowed anymore.

But that's a different argument for a different thread.

I guess he was supposed to draw a picture of the Festivus Pole.

Would have been my first choice!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

If the teacher didn't like the response, she shouldn't have asked the question! What's she doing asking kids to draw something that reminds them of the holiday season, anyway? I thought that wasn't allowed? <rolls eyes>

I guess he was supposed to draw a picture of the Festivus Pole.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Why is this not allowed?? I don't understand why people are getting all bent out of shape about minor things. Remember the days when you could have holiday parties in school? And tell people "Merry Christmas!" ... yea, that's not allowed anymore.

But that's a different argument for a different thread.

Notice my "<rolls eyes>"? Yes, it's ridiculous that on one hand there isn't supposed to be religion in school nowadays (so we hear - "winter break," "happy holidays," etc.), and yet a teacher gives an assignment like this and gets huffy when a student draws a picture of Christ, the person for whom CHRISTmas is named. I guess I'd be more offended by drawings of things like Santa Claus or presents than I would Christ, because those things aren't REALLY what the Christmas holiday was about. If she didn't want any photos of anything Christmas related, she should have just asked the kids to draw a picture of winter.