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Ohio Student Points Finger Like Gun, Is Suspended [W:148:245]

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If a school directive is totally idiotic (and in this case it is) then the answer is yes. I want my kids to grow up to be independent thinkers with common sense, not dumb little fascists.

And then we wonder why schools have a hard time disciplining and managing groups of kids with parents who think like this. :doh:shock::roll:
 
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The school didn't write the headlines. The father of the boy posted a video on youtube stating that was the reason. The letters sent out by the school said the boys were playing cops and robbers in the classroom. The article misled you, blame them. Now days you have to read more than one source to get the whole story because objective journalism is fast becoming a thing of the past.

I agree. read but verify.

News seems to hype most stories.

Being in the older group on DB, I grew playing war, cop/robber, etc. Had toy guns, toy soldiers. We had fist fights at time at school. imo the kids today in some cases do not get the parenting they use to get.
 
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I saw Dedra Imus say on her husbands show this morning "we can't do that in this day and time." That scares me. In their wildest dreams Mao, Stalin and Hitler could never hope to scare the populous as much as we are now afraid to blink and think.
 
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And then we wonder why schools have a hard time disciplining and managing groups of kids with parents who think like this. :doh:shock::roll:

So it's a bad thing to want your kids to be independent thinkers with common sense? You want them to be fascists?
 
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So it's a bad thing to want your kids to be independent thinkers with common sense? You want them to be fascists?

Over the top hyperbole and gross exaggeration hardly serves any point you are trying to make. If you enroll your kids in a school and you have an issue with them following the rules of that school- find another school to your liking or better yet - you become the school and home school them. Make sure you advise them to NOT obey their teacher there also and to question that teachers authority and disobey if necessary. That would be poetic justice. DO NOT undermine the ability of the school to take care of its student population by telling your kids NOT to follow rules and disobey them.

And I have no idea what any of that has to do with fascism.
 
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A rush to judgement before knowing all the facts is pretty simple minded, too.

Perhaps, but I have seen and read about too many of these asinine things going on. Besides, that is what DP is all about. A place to vice your pleasures and displeasure. As I read and hear more and more about these idiotic happenings, the more I think society or at least those in charge have gone to pot. Common sense need not apply.
 
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Over the top hyperbole and gross exaggeration hardly serves any point you are trying to make. If you enroll your kids in a school and you have an issue with them following the rules of that school- find another school to your liking or better yet - you become the school and home school them. Make sure you advise them to NOT obey their teacher there also and to question that teachers authority and disobey if necessary. That would be poetic justice. DO NOT undermine the ability of the school to take care of its student population by telling your kids NOT to follow rules and disobey them.

And I have no idea what any of that has to do with fascism.

You responded to a post stating that the kids should be brought up as independent thinkers with common sense and not fascists saying that post was no wonder schools are having a hard time. The only rules mentioned between your two posts was idiotic rules. Not rules in general. Just idiotic rules. The only conclusion to be drawn from that is that you do not want children to be independent thinkers with common sense and want them to be fascists. Going by both posts.

Now if you do want kids to be independent thinkers then you should have no problem with kids disregarding idiotic rules such as pointing your fingers like a gun causing suspensions. Not saying that is what happened in the OP. But the pointing fingers like a gun and getting suspended for it is most definitely an example that HAS happened...even if not in the OP's instance.
 
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So it's a bad thing to want your kids to be independent thinkers with common sense? You want them to be fascists?

Do you want your kids thinking that rules and laws don't apply to them? We have places for people like that, it's called prison.
 
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You responded to a post stating that the kids should be brought up as independent thinkers with common sense and not fascists saying that post was no wonder schools are having a hard time. The only rules mentioned between your two posts was idiotic rules. Not rules in general. Just idiotic rules. The only conclusion to be drawn from that is that you do not want children to be independent thinkers with common sense and want them to be fascists. Going by both posts.

Now if you do want kids to be independent thinkers then you should have no problem with kids disregarding idiotic rules such as pointing your fingers like a gun causing suspensions. Not saying that is what happened in the OP. But the pointing fingers like a gun and getting suspended for it is most definitely an example that HAS happened...even if not in the OP's instance.

Rules that YOU consider as idiotic. The school does not consider them as idiotic but rather as essential to the safety and security of the population they have been entrusted with.

If you do not like the school rules - you can
1- lobby the school to change them
2- lobby the school board to change them
3- find a school with rules more to your liking
4- home school your own children

DO NOT UNDERMINE THE SCHOOL BY TELLING YOUR KIDS TO DISOBEY THE RULES BECAUSE OF SOME POLITICAL ISSUES YOU HAVE.

I taught in the public school system for 33 years - the vast vast majority in high school. On the first day I would give all the kids a list of my written procedures and rules. Each kid had to sign it and then take it home and have a parent sign it. If a parent or student had an issue with a rule or procedure I was happy to talk about it but in the end - they either signed and followed or I would not accept them in the class and had the support of the administration on this issue.

You cannot undermine the ability of the school to manage its own affairs - especially in the area of student safety.
 
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Do you want your kids thinking that rules and laws don't apply to them? We have places for people like that, it's called prison.

If a rule or law is wrong then I have no problem with my kids not obeying such. You don't get rid of bad laws/rules by sitting down and obeying them. Just ask Rosa Parks.
 
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Rules that YOU consider as idiotic. The school does not consider them as idiotic but rather as essential to the safety and security of the population they have been entrusted with.

Sorry but there is nothing dangerous to anyones safety or the security of the school by pointing your finger and saying "Bang!". Nothing. If you think there is then I must ask you to prove that it is dangerous.

If you do not like the school rules - you can
1- lobby the school to change them
2- lobby the school board to change them
3- find a school with rules more to your liking
4- home school your own children

Lots of other ways to. Its called freedom of speech and protesting via civil disobediance.

DO NOT UNDERMINE THE SCHOOL BY TELLING YOUR KIDS TO DISOBEY THE RULES BECAUSE OF SOME POLITICAL ISSUES YOU HAVE.

Has nothing to do with political issues. Has to do with common sense. There is NOTHING dangerous with a kid pointing their finger and gonig "Bang!". Nothing. Should a child also get in trouble for playing Superman and acting like his/her eyes are like lasers? How idiotic of a set of rules do you want?

BTW: making that whole sentence capitalized does nothing for your arguement.
 
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So you support parents telling their kids NOT to follow school instructions on the safety policy. So what do you do when they get suspended for not doing so? Worse yet, what happens when they macho up like you trained them to do, ignore the school rules and something bad happens as a result of their ignoring school policy?

What "bad" is going to happen from standing up to a known bully?
 
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No, but I could probably find quite a few that were shot for pointing their middle finger.

I call BS on that.
 
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I taught in the public school system for 33 years - the vast vast majority in high school. On the first day I would give all the kids a list of my written procedures and rules. Each kid had to sign it and then take it home and have a parent sign it. If a parent or student had an issue with a rule or procedure I was happy to talk about it but in the end - they either signed and followed or I would not accept them in the class and had the support of the administration on this issue.

You cannot undermine the ability of the school to manage its own affairs - especially in the area of student safety.

Yes, you can actually. And if you had been my kids teacher and had a rule that I disagreed with I would not have signed, nor would my kid. And the administration would have bowed before me I can tell you that. I've had tussles with school administrations before and I have yet to lose.

And one more thing. Don't attempt to couch this as a safety issue because there is NO danger with a kid pointing his finger and saying bang in a game. None what so ever.
 
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What "bad" is going to happen from standing up to a known bully?

some believe that you should never make your own safety a personal responsibility. People who do are less likely to cede their rights to a nanny state and vote for nanny type government. Those who want to turn the USA into a nanny state socialist dictatorship are against this sort of personal action against a threat
 
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Sorry but there is nothing dangerous to anyones safety or the security of the school by pointing your finger and saying "Bang!". Nothing. If you think there is then I must ask you to prove that it is dangerous.



Lots of other ways to. Its called freedom of speech and protesting via civil disobediance.



Has nothing to do with political issues. Has to do with common sense. There is NOTHING dangerous with a kid pointing their finger and gonig "Bang!". Nothing. Should a child also get in trouble for playing Superman and acting like his/her eyes are like lasers? How idiotic of a set of rules do you want?

BTW: making that whole sentence capitalized does nothing for your arguement.

The school felt otherwise and they have a right to do that. If you do not like the school rules - you can
1- lobby the school to change them
2- lobby the school board to change them
3- find a school with rules more to your liking
4- home school your own children

Your reply was civil disobedience. Do you even know the purpose of civil disobedience? The whole idea is to break the law or rule, stand trial for it, let your example serve to turn the public against the policy. It is not to have your kids break the rules and then pretend they can get away with it because Macho Man back home wants them to grow an bigger pair and has trouble with authority.
 
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some believe that you should never make your own safety a personal responsibility. People who do are less likely to cede their rights to a nanny state and vote for nanny type government. Those who want to turn the USA into a nanny state socialist dictatorship are against this sort of personal action against a threat

Which has absolutely NOTHING to do with a school being able to make rules to protect the safety of its population. Your comment and the political rant which is at its core is irrelevant and does not apply to the topic or issue before us.
 
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Yes, you can actually. And if you had been my kids teacher and had a rule that I disagreed with I would not have signed, nor would my kid. And the administration would have bowed before me I can tell you that. I've had tussles with school administrations before and I have yet to lose.

And one more thing. Don't attempt to couch this as a safety issue because there is NO danger with a kid pointing his finger and saying bang in a game. None what so ever.

Sorry pal - but it did not work that way. Never in all my 33 classroom years did any parent triumph in a dispute about the rules the way you pretend you would. That is from real life.
 
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Are you aware that schools all over the nation from coast to coast have adopted the policy of zero tolerance on threats and children are ordered by school administration and teaching staff to report any and all possible threats - no matter who they come from.

Are you taking the position that the policy itself is flawed and the people who run our schools are somehow "cretins" for trying to protect children with this policy?

Are you taking the position that children should be told by parents NOT to follow school instructions and to NOT report what they have been told to report?

that is because it removes having to use judgment and thinking from the duties of the school administrators. Its a policy tailored to fit people who have shortages of both attributes.

Is it your position then that parents like yourself should tell their children to NOT follow the school directives and NOT report incidents like this thereby directly violating the rules of the school?

You responded to a post stating that the kids should be brought up as independent thinkers with common sense and not fascists saying that post was no wonder schools are having a hard time. The only rules mentioned between your two posts was idiotic rules. Not rules in general. Just idiotic rules. The only conclusion to be drawn from that is that you do not want children to be independent thinkers with common sense and want them to be fascists. Going by both posts.

Now if you do want kids to be independent thinkers then you should have no problem with kids disregarding idiotic rules such as pointing your fingers like a gun causing suspensions. Not saying that is what happened in the OP. But the pointing fingers like a gun and getting suspended for it is most definitely an example that HAS happened...even if not in the OP's instance.

So haymarket accused forum members of telling their kids to break the rules, when there is no evidence that they have done so. People saying that a rule is idiotic does not prove they are having their children purposely break them. Where's the proof that the kid who got suspended was told to break the rule? I'll bet the kid's parents didn't even know till the kid got suspended what he had done. You probably believe that these are conniving families who sit at home with their 10 years olds dreaming up ways to cause trouble at school. :roll:
 
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So you've accused forum members of telling their kids to break the rules, when there is no evidence that they have done so. People saying that a rule is idiotic does not prove they are having their children purposely break them. Where's the proof that the kid who got suspended was told to break the rule? I'll bet the kid's parents didn't even know till the kid got suspended what he had done. You probably believe that these are conniving families who sit at home with their 10 years olds dreaming up ways to cause trouble at school. :roll:

No. I asked them if they would. And the answer was YES.

Get your facts straight before you post.
 
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Which has absolutely NOTHING to do with a school being able to make rules to protect the safety of its population. Your comment and the political rant which is at its core is irrelevant and does not apply to the topic or issue before us.

claiming the zero tolerance finger rule is about safety is just plain ludicrous. its about mindless bots who don't want to have to make discretionary calls. Its about CYA because of lawsuits
 
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No. I asked them if they would. And the answer was YES.

Get your facts straight before you post.

I didn't see TD say yes, please show me where I missed it. I saw one other poster who was responding say yes, if he thought the rule was idiotic. Your allegation was toward TD.
 
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claiming the zero tolerance finger rule is about safety is just plain ludicrous. its about mindless bots who don't want to have to make discretionary calls. Its about CYA because of lawsuits

I haven't seen proof yet, but you must be telling your son to break the rules. Investigation continues.
 
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I haven't seen proof yet, but you must be telling your son to break the rules. Investigation continues.

we would't attend a school with such mindlessness but I admit, the private schools are getting worse too
 
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Perhaps, but I have seen and read about too many of these asinine things going on. Besides, that is what DP is all about. A place to vice your pleasures and displeasure. As I read and hear more and more about these idiotic happenings, the more I think society or at least those in charge have gone to pot. Common sense need not apply.
Maybe you just read the headlines, eh?

Common sense dictates that children should follow the school rules and respect their elders and that includes teachers. So if society is going to pot then perhaps its because parents aren't teaching their kids how to behave in society.

I read the Ohio zero tolerance law and in it there's a provision for districts to create "alternative" schools where other schools in the district can send their delinquint and troubled students. I suspect that Devonshire Alternative Elementry school is one of those "alternative" schools, which suggests that dear innocent little Nathan has issues and a past that the article doesn't mention.
 
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