At the only public middle school in Culver City, it is against school policy for students to hold hands, hug or kiss on campus. Perhaps more important, the "no contact" rule also prohibits students from hitting, shoving or pushing classmates. Schools nationwide have policies to prevent violence and sexual harassment, but some go further — such as creating a rule against touching. In March, one middle school student in Bend, Ore., was sent to detention after repeatedly defying a teacher's warning to refrain from hugging another student. A similar situation occurred at a junior high in Euless, Texas, in 2003. Many educators say the policy teaches students what is — and isn't — appropriate behavior at school, which they say is especially important during the middle school years. What's OK at the mall or the movies, some educators say, isn't necessarily OK at school, where the focus should be on academics. There are others, however, who say that although in theory the policy could be effective, it is nearly impossible to implement because enforcement is subjective and inconsistent. What?!? You're telling me that they've banned positive showings of affection in school? Hitting somebody up-side the head IS NOT THE SAME THING AS a hug. Why should this sort of thing ever have to even come up? Did they start having problems with students "chronically hugging"? Or mass-hugging spree's? And people ask me why I don't want to have children
Mass-hugging sprees lmao that's ridiculous this rule is retarded, hugs should be allowed. Whether kissing is allowed is up to the school since it's pretty much impossible to judge what is allowed and isn't allowed, making out? more?? That's what I think anyway.
I wish the gutter press would curb their sensationalism. The idiot kid was given detention for 'repeatedly defying a teacher's warning', fair grounds whatever the over-sexed brat was doing. This is a boy's school, after all.
Hmm, i wonder what's next, children being jailed for looking at their pupils during a class? This kind of ******** really needs to stop... but at least on our side of the pond, we're lucky enough not to have it... yet.
This is why I don't like public schools. Every damn kid whines about their "rights" these days. Us tax payers aren't paying for kids to be entertained all day.
My beloved country is turning to total trash. After living in Germany for 3 years, I have no desire to go back to the states.
If a kid getting disciplined is your last straw then by all means, stay. It seems anything short of allowing sex in the hallways is discrimination these days. Why is this even news? I'd like to say only in California but it's nationwide. I don't see where they blame Bush. Come on LA Times, you could do better .
Stop in my school for a day. Yes, we are. I'm not saying it's a good thing, but that's what you get in a liberal state. And moreso one where students' views are actually seen as valuable input as to the way the school is run. We sit in on interviews for new teachers. Quite appropriate imo, as we're the ones that will have to deal with them. Don't get me wrong, I don't think kids should be making out in the hallways. But hugging? Come on. What about those 'all broken up after breakup with bf/gf' "support hugs"? Nope, emotional support is banned too. But if the kid was told to stop and he didn't, the teacher has every right to punish him. What he was being told to stop doing may be trivial, but there's definately quite a bit of "omfgskoolzrhaxed" spin to this. As for Cali - last I saw the Governator (TM) on Leno, he was talking about the seizure of property law thing (can't remember the name). Funny how a Cybotrian (cyborg/Austrian*...) can figure out in two seconds that the idea of the government taking your property for whatever they choose is totally unconstitutional and unamerican, where a home-grown Texan who thinks other countries have nucular weapons just can't grasp that. *he is Austrian, right? Anyways, I'd vote for him if he could run for USCEO. And I couldn't have been more skeptical when he was running for CaliGov. Yes... I use strange acronyms this time of night. But I'm not tired. Need something to fill the time.
