6-year-old expelled over Cub Scout utensil

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

And?

Schools have different liability concerns.

And shut up.

[Senusret I]

Something to think about.... the waning popularity of the scouting movement among parents, school systems, and communities?

[SydneyK]

^^^But... that makes too much sense.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

^^^But... that makes too much sense.

Seems to be the theme of this thread.

[AGDee]

There's one other thing that I think we always need to remember with these cases. While the parent and kid (or disgruntled employee, or whoever) is always free to speak out loudly about the issue. The school or employer isn't allowed to say a word. We really have no way of knowing that this wasn't the 57th time this kid brought this thing to school and was told he couldn't. I mean, it seems unlikely in this case, but we honestly don't know and the school is bound by confidentiality laws to not say a word about his past record. Sure, Cub Scout who wears suits to school sometimes sounds like a good kid, but I was Cub Scout leader, they are NOT all model citizens. We don't know the history and can't know the history.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by AGDee

We don't know the history and can't know the history.

True...but the school still could have and should have done a better job of formulating the policy.

Going along with what RC said, they still could have avoided the racial issues by 1) having a better written policy and 2) being mindful of enforcement of the policy.

It seems to me that making a "no tolerance" policy along these lines shows a pretty significant lack of trust in the staff and administration's ability to make decisions.

[srmom]

Would your reaction have been the same had he been labeled as a little first grade gangbanger

Now that I'd like to see.

I'm still on post 40, it's going to take a while to catch up - but I can already see CRAZY EYES in this thread - Where's that popcorn??

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by srmom

Now that I'd like to see.

I'm still on post 40, it's going to take a while to catch up - but I can already see CRAZY EYES in this thread - Where's that popcorn??

Popping some now ...will that be butter or kettle corn?

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by srmom

Now that I'd like to see.

What part are you having trouble with?

[srmom]

why didn't his MOTHER advise him not to take the utensil to school and check to make sure he didn't?

Maybe she packed it in his little Spiderman lunchbox for him, because she would NEVER in a million years think that little fork,knife, spoon contraption could be considered a weapon.

I know Texas tends to lead the crazy train, but at least the legislature here realized that CONTEXT is important and should be considered before shipping 6 year olds off to District Alternative Education Centers!!!

They also decided that site administrators have the intelligence to make sound judgements based on circumstances... Who knew?

[srmom]

Oh I dunno, maybe because 7 or 8 of us agree and she is the odd one out and we won't let her have the last word...so why don't we all shut up and let her so she has something to feel good about today, hmmm?

I didn't get the memo until too late...

I'll take butter though, THANKS!!

[Kevin]

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Dammit Kevin you almost made me spit soda all over my computer.