What the hell is happening in this country where a 6 year old boy can be suspsended for “sexual harassment”?
A first grader was suspended for three days after school officials said he sexually harassed a girl in his class by allegedly putting two fingers inside the girl’s waistband while she sat on the floor in front of him.
The boy’s mother, Berthena Dorinvil, said she “screamed” about last week’s suspension from Downey Elementary School, and added her son doesn’t know what sexual harassment is.
“He doesn’t know those things,” she told The Enterprise of Brockton. “He’s only 6 years old.”
School officials declined comment to The Enterprise, citing the child’s age. (Maybe the child’s age should have been taken into consideration BEFORE you suspended him)
“They would have not suspended the child without doing an investigation,” said spokeswoman Cynthia McNally.
Dorinvil said the school principal, Diane Gosselin, called her to pick up her son Jan. 30. She said her son asked the principal if the police were going to come get him. (Oh great, now the boy is going to be afraid of police officers — thanks a lot people)
The principal told Dorinvil the girl complained to the teacher after her son touched the girl’s waistband, hitting her skin, in a room full of children.
Dorinvil said her son told her he touched the girl’s shirt, not her skin, after the girl touched him.
“He was playing with her,” Dorinvil said.
Get this boy out of that school system NOW before any more damage is done to him. Give me the duct tape, my head if fixing to explode.
February 9th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
These are the days I wish there was a way I could homeschool….
February 9th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
You know, these things aren’t big deals until adults turn them into big deals. Parents bitch and moan about how “society” is overly sexual and movies and television are breeding promiscuity, yet lookie at who jumps the proverbial gun and proclaims harmless kid antics as “sexual harrassment.”
Can’t have it both way, people.