In addition to teachers doing a school attack drill without telling the students it was really a drill, we now have a teacher who decides it's ok to show an R rated movie to 8th graders without the permission of their parents. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271935,00.html#
cue umpteen posts telling us how prude we are as americans, how it's not a big deal and how we should be more like europe. a lawsuit is ridiculous, though.
The ironic thing is those kinds of ppl you just mentioned are the same ones who wouldn't even think of sending their child to watch Lord of the Rings because of its villanous protrayal of Sauron, who is obviously just a misunderstood individual who grew up without a stable environment to call home.
Cases like these are what's wrong with the American court system. The teacher may not have made a good decision but suing for 500k? Come on!
Exactly what I was thinking as I read the article. Both sides are idiots in this case. Very stupid to show this movie during school, especially if you're a SUB and not even the real teacher. What the hell were you thinking? Also very stupid to sue claiming the kid was "traumatized by the movie and had to undergo psychological treatment and counseling". Come on. Sounds like your grandkid's issues later on in life are going to have more to do with YOU than some silly movie. BTW, I finally watched Brokeback Mountain on HBO last month, just to see what all the fuss was about. I couldn't believe how NON controversial it was. I actually really liked the music.
stupid thing to show a gay R movie in a classroom, but the psychological distress bull**** is so old. Kids these days...buncha damn pansies.
I'm pretty sure that HISD only requires an Associate degree to sub. It can be a 19 year old kid. So the thread title is kind of misleading too imo.
yeah maybe it'll actually help some of those kids come out a little early so they aren't traumatized later.
why do I get the feeling you decline those kinds of advances all the time? "sorry bro, i'm a drummer ok?"
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If I was in 8th grade and had to sit through some dudes making out to see Anne Hathaway's t***...I'd probably do it.
