Mass. 2nd-grader sent home for crucifix drawing

[33girl]

Umm, this is a special needs kid. Even without that, I don't think an 8 year old's going to get all the eyeball nuances that Rembrandt would.

And it's a stick figure drawn in pencil, duh. What other color is it going to be other than black? I agree, this teacher is the idiot, and the kid is thinking WAY deeper than most people do.

[WinniBug]

Originally Posted by 33girl

And it's a stick figure drawn in pencil, duh. What other color is it going to be other than black? I agree, this teacher is the idiot, and the kid is thinking WAY deeper than most people do.

That's what I thought; it looks like the kids just picked up a pencil or whatever crayon was handy. It's not like there are ANY colors in the picture! The wood of the cross is black also, are they going to say now that there are issues because he drew burnt wood?

We get pictures at my school like this all the time, but then again, I teach at a Catholic school. And Jesus died on the cross, and dead people are drawn with Xs for eyes. Was the kid supposed to draw Jesus looking at you?

ETA: I think this is a pretty darn good picture for a 2nd grader who's not used to looking at crucifixes every day.
My thoughts...when they saw the shrine, they probably saw the nativity as well as the ccrucifix, and the kid put 2 and 2 together that the baby in the manger and the man on the cross were the same person.