Students Suspended for Going to Backstreet Boys Concert

That's a case of people carrying things too far.

A one day suspension isn't that big a deal. But, I don't see why the school would want to stick their noses into a students personal life. I wonder if kids that are Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, or Athiest are even allowed to attend this school?

It looks like the mother voluntarily withdrew her son from the school, which messed up his graduation.



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I have a dream.........his name's Hakeem.

 

Atheists are allowed to attend private schools. I am an atheist and I go to a private school.

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THE DEAN HAS WRITTEN

 

My little tid bit here ...

1) If my kid ever went to a BSB, Nsyn'c, or Hansen any other concert like that, they'd definately be grounded ....

on a more serious note:

2) Private schools are just that ... PRIVATE! They have their own rules and regulations, and if they don't like it, then can leave! If they broke a certain rule, then they are guilty. Now im not saying I necessarily agree with this call.

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Jeff:



You summed it up pretty well. It is a private school and they have rules, but that does not mean that those rules should carry over into the kid's lives at home. What if a kid has parents who like Black Sabbath or something, do they get in trouble?



Schools are getting rediculous. Don't forget that public school in Florida that suspended a kid for wearing a Pepsi shirt on "Coke Day" (for those that do not know, Coke Day was when a bunch of execurives and reps from Coke came to the school and everyone had to wear Coke t-shirts - i think it was because Coke was the soft drink sponsor of the school).



That is why my wife and I are going to move into the mountains and start our own school to teach our kids and any others real skills. OK, I am kidding, but I am still dreading the time when we have kids and have to put them into the school system.

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I think it depends on every individual kid regarding what music they should be allowed to listen to. Some parents make too big a deal. I honestly don't take lyrics in songs literally, and none of my other friends do either. I wonder what would happen to me if i went to that school and got caught going to an Eminem and Dr. Dre concert.

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It's an absolute warzone in my house; I live with Rocket fans, Knick fans, and Laker fans.

 

My guess is you would be suspended. But that's just a hunch.

(Do I win?)

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DEANBCURTIS,

I was only talking about this particular school Jeff was initially talking about. I attended Baptist, Lutheran, Baptist, and then Catholic schools between K - 8. I consider my beliefs to be most like those of the Assembly of God church, but I'm not a card carrying member.

I agree with Jeff that a school, private or not, should not have rules that apply to a child's private life. Like rimbaud said what if the kid had listen to Aerosmith or something because his parents were listening to it? Would he get suspended for that?

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I have a dream.........his name's Hakeem.

 

No Doc, I'd probably be expelled come to think of it.

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It's an absolute warzone in my house; I live with Rocket fans, Knick fans, and Laker fans.

 

Suspended? They should have been executed.

The Backdoor Boys are just that much of a menace to society, the rule of law, our constitutional republic, and the human race.

DOWN WITH BUBBLEGUM POP MUSIC! UP WITH BOB SCHNEIDER!

 

That's ridiculous.

1) The school shouldn't be that involved with the personal lives of the students. The parents pay the school to provide their child with a good education, and to provide a wholesome environment for them at school. Deciding which concerts a child can go to away from school crosses over the line into parenting. Since the child's parent's approved, I don't see where the school had any right to get involved.

2) Suspension! Come on! That's a serious mark on the student's record for something so silly. If the school was truly concerned that the music was harmful or inappropriate, they should talk to the child. Council him. Maybe some after school detention. But suspension?

3) "Offensive" is such an ambiguous term. Who defines it? I could see a private school being concerned with some music - because of language, lyrics, behavior, etc. I don't see the Backstreet Boys crossing the line on any standard. Marilyn Manson yes, but The Backsteet Boys are about as inoffensive as bands come.

The Backstreet Boys, Brittany Spears, Christina Agulara (sp?) are part of a current trend of performers with wholesome images that a lot of parents encourage their kids to listen to. They preach anti-drugs, pro-school, etc. Of all the groups out there, they are one of the least offensive.

(Note - by 'offensive' I mean morally, not musically!)


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Stay Cool...

 

The school is private and will set the rules they want. I think the mother handled the situation just right. She sent her kid to a good Christian school, discovered they had a policy she found distasteful and voted with her wallet by pulling the kid out. Moreover, with the story in the paper, other parents who find the policy bad, will think twice about sending their kids. The school is taking a chance with this policy, but I admire their determination to legislate their beliefs in their body. Finally, it could have been (or yet be) worse: I think a student/parent would have a credible lawsuit in a case like that. LHutz, what do you think?

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http://www.gaffordstudios.cjb.net/

 

Suspended? Nah, shouldn't have happened.


They should have been tarred and feathered, beaten and then burned at the stake for going to a WackStreet Boys concert!!

What is wrong with kids these days??

Blazers Babe, you like Eminen and Dr. Dre?

You can't be all that bad!



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We need some meat in the post!

 

I am not a lawyer but I do attend a private High School and I am an editor on the Newspaper staff. We have had some issues on censorship in our paper. So I have done some research regarding the rights of private school students and here are a couple of main points:

~You cannot sue a private school because it is part of the stuff that you sign when you decide to go there. (you can however sue public schools)

~Private schools can punnish you for thinks you do outside of school whether they relate to the school or not. I have read a lot of literature on the issue of off-campus newspapers and the rule there is that public schools cannot punnish you but private schools can. There is a great article on the Student Press Law Center's Website (www.splc.org) that talks about freedom of the press at private schools but it also talks about other rights of private school students a little bit. The address is: http://www.splc.org/resources/private.school/private.html

Moral of this story is go to public school because you CAN sue them.

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~John~
If you make it idiot proof, they will make a better idiot.
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[This message has been edited by Johny Rocket (edited June 01, 2000).]