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32. Probably they tried that

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Reply #25)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 11:45 AM

Jan 2013

but with kids these days you have to reinforce it. Adults blabbing at them one-on-one--ie. acting like parents--can be the least effective way to go. And suspensions get the attention of the parents.

I do advocate warning the kids as a group in a place reserved for serious discussion, like the assembly hall--that this will not be tolerated. Give them fair warning and stress the reasons why. Alert the parents to this warning from the school.

We don't know what happened in this case.

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6 year old boy suspended for making a finger gun with his hand and saying “Pow.” [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 OP

Stupid stupid stupid... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #1

The country's gone off the rails definitely marions ghost Jan 2013 #2

maybe the teacher Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #25

Such a reasonable approach is not tolerated in this Scarlet Letter time. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #31

Probably they tried that marions ghost Jan 2013 #32

And what if "what happens" is that the kid comes back with a gun thucythucy Jan 2013 #33

That could apply to anything MKITEM Jan 2013 #35

Absolutely true. thucythucy Jan 2013 #86

Unfortunately the teacher is probably required to report it proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #43

"The right to bear arms shall not be denied." And, fingers are on the end of our arms. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #3

It says NOTHING about FINGERS! or PALMS! HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #5

Supreme Court, here we come! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #6

"When fingers are outlawed..." nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #14

Maybe he really asked the teacher to pull it. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #39

Here comes the National Finger Ban SummerSnow Jan 2013 #52

Any canine trainer realizes that positive reinforcement is required to elicit a behavior, Trillo Jan 2013 #4

Zero tolerance.. 99Forever Jan 2013 #7

so no more common sense. all this does is piss people off and then laugh at the idiots calling for loli phabay Jan 2013 #11

Piffle. 99Forever Jan 2013 #16

The only worm here is in your head. n/t PavePusher Jan 2013 #58

zero tolerance = zero brains guardian Jan 2013 #65

Nonsense. 99Forever Jan 2013 #72

Are you claiming that a 6 year old is a gun freak? Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #79

OMG!!! guardian Jan 2013 #81

so glad i left montgomery county and moved to va loli phabay Jan 2013 #8

Yeah I remember another DUer who did the same thing. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #9

smart people then. i was only there for a year or so before i moved. loli phabay Jan 2013 #12

So what is so bad about Mont. County? Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #29

They cannot do this in Florida schools either HockeyMom Jan 2013 #27

common sense would seem to dictate that talking to the kid or advising the parents loli phabay Jan 2013 #30

It's against the law where I teach. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #45

I don't see anything HappyMe Jan 2013 #10

That implies there is something wrong with it... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #22

No, there isn't anything wrong HappyMe Jan 2013 #26

Thought-police are O.K. in school, eh? PavePusher Jan 2013 #59

Probably 100% of children have done this MKITEM Jan 2013 #13

Right, and they can do it at home marions ghost Jan 2013 #20

How many elementary school kids play cops and robbers MKITEM Jan 2013 #28

As I said marions ghost Jan 2013 #44

I sure hope you are not a parent. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #57

I must've had a good argument... marions ghost Jan 2013 #62

Only in 2013 Tab Jan 2013 #15

That was then... 99Forever Jan 2013 #18

good to see you got the worm to stop turning... SQUEE Jan 2013 #68

Save it for the next... 99Forever Jan 2013 #70

NRA... SQUEE Jan 2013 #73

Well, this is true. HappyMe Jan 2013 #19

Or maybe we might be ready to end the culture of violence which starts in childhood. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #50

Good grief! HappyMe Jan 2013 #55

Violence is a cultural issue. So we either collectively decide to promote peace or accept KittyWampus Jan 2013 #63

This is just idiotic. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #17

Yep Idiocracy marions ghost Jan 2013 #21

Gee, what could be disturbing about that? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #23

Using fiction in support of idiotic fucktardery? Yeah, that'll learn 'em.... n/t PavePusher Jan 2013 #61

I say "good" frazzled Jan 2013 #24

What's your position on kids who spoil portraits by making fake bunny ears with their fingers? slackmaster Jan 2013 #36

Way to be politically correct... n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #42

This kid has a history. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #34

You mean he's a FUDD? slackmaster Jan 2013 #38

That kind of porn is worthy of expulsion from school cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #48

Sounds like we have an overly authoritarian principal who enjoys tormenting the kids. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #37

Wouldn't be a problem is the teacher was armed or if the other kids had fingers too. FSogol Jan 2013 #40

There should certainly be a limit of 10 fingers per child slackmaster Jan 2013 #41

Zero Tolerance=Zero Thinking sarisataka Jan 2013 #46

Ridiculous marions ghost Jan 2013 #49

But I do know... sarisataka Jan 2013 #51

Your wife marions ghost Jan 2013 #54

I wasn't clear sarisataka Jan 2013 #80

Get used to it bongbong Jan 2013 #83

I wasn't there, and I don't know the kid, so wouldn't judge bhikkhu Jan 2013 #47

Sad, useless and silly. mn9driver Jan 2013 #53

Well... To the school's credit "hands and feet" do kill more people each year than rifles. Glassunion Jan 2013 #56

You can have my fingers when you....uh....pry them from my cold dead hand? Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #60

Ban all handguns! n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #64

Squirrel!! n/t Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #66

It was almost certainly more complicated than that. Bucky Jan 2013 #67

Clearly compensating for a small penis. Wonder if he rides a Hummer trike. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #69

Gun Enthusiasts, Your Whining About This Rings A Little Hollow. Paladin Jan 2013 #71

This is "gateway" play JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #74

Zero tolerance equals zero thinking. We do dumb so well in the U.S. these days. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #75

what's crazy to me Enrique Jan 2013 #76

I'm glad so many people think this is FUNNY cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #77

I don't agree. Imagine if he had mimicked a sexual act and used an "appropriate" word. Hey, libdem4life Jan 2013 #78

So we suspend a boy for playing nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #82

What's also stupid is that a lot of these cases of Zero Tolerance stem from a Federal Gun law. Glassunion Jan 2013 #84

These “activities” are not acts of violence. They are behaviors. Glassunion Jan 2013 #85

Equipped at age 6 with a full-auto finger, I'd still be in jail. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #87