tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post5890660622531570958..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: How we teach boys and girls about kissing is all wrongJulie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-571939719949907152013-12-11T17:32:42.798-06:002013-12-11T17:32:42.798-06:00I think that this has gone way overboard, and that...I think that this has gone way overboard, and that the school admin acted foolishly.<br /><br />Common sense, people. Let's use it.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-60827587055665615152013-12-11T11:55:17.633-06:002013-12-11T11:55:17.633-06:00Zero tolerance is like mandatory minimums, it does...Zero tolerance is like mandatory minimums, it doesn't take into consideration context and doesn't allow for humans to interpret. It's supposed to be there to provide equal punishment regardless of who is deciding on it or the extenuating circumstances. What it actually does is take the human element out and create situations like this. Sandra Fernandezhttp://www.sandrasays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-84283754016772184172013-12-11T10:27:05.868-06:002013-12-11T10:27:05.868-06:00I think zero tolerance policies are seldom a good ...I think zero tolerance policies are seldom a good idea. Life is nuanced, and we don't do our children or society any favors by forcing people to think in such black and white terms. What your child did was like being in a play. It was consensual and didn't harm anyone. To treat the incident as if it did was to create harm where none existed in my opinion. I think good people are overreacting in cases like this in order to feel like they can create balance in a world where so much injustice goes unchecked. We need to be more rational and keep things in proportion.Korinthia Kleinhttp://the-quiet-corner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-42287891058326360382013-12-11T09:12:41.897-06:002013-12-11T09:12:41.897-06:00Thank you! I was shocked at how the school respond...Thank you! I was shocked at how the school responded. Even if the kiss was undesired he is 6 and needs positive re-direction not to be made to feel like a criminal. There is a reason that laws are different for children than adults -- children don't understand cause and effect. Teaching him how to properly express his feelings rather than punishing him would have been a far better use of the school's time.<br />I am a mom of both (including an over-hugging, over physically affectionate GIRL) and I try to teach them both that it is important to check in with their friends and use appropriate personal space.<br />Alas...<br />TraciStarTracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119043204191845721noreply@blogger.com