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Thu Nov-03-11 10:46 AM Original message |
Kids are now being suspended for hugging in school. |
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SidDithers
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Thu Nov-03-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. Gimme that Christian side hug...nt |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. No PDA is a long standing rule. |
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Occulus
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Thu Nov-03-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's a HUG. |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Yeah sure, and is a 15 minute dry hump also a hug? |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Right...Because Adult Teachers and Administrators Are Not Smart Enough To Tell The Difference |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It's not about the adults, it's about the students knowing the difference and being accountable to.. |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. This is Why Zero Tolerance Rules Fail |
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HappyMe
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Thank you, well said. nt |
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dtexdem
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Yeah, that slippery slope: if we allow students to be friends, they'll become lovers ... |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Sure they'll SAY that, but they know they are getting busted... |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. The school might not fall for it, but their asshole parents are likely to fall for it and say... |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Its the creation of a rule where common sense should suffice |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Are you willing to give teachers and administrators the leeway to exercise their common sense... |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Are We Still Talking About Hugging? |
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Juneboarder
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
48. Sounds like someone needs a dry hump... |
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HappyMe
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Lol! |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Ok, then write a rule for the students to follow that allows hugs but prevents dry humping. |
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lbrtbell
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Easy |
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snooper2
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. what about a back hug? |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. You didn't write the rule. Go ahead. Write up your policy. |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. At the end of your rule book / honor code have the following disclaimer. |
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socialindependocrat
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. What is PDA? |
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ScreamingMeemie
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Public Display of Affection. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. This is a racist policy that will affect latinos and |
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ScreamingMeemie
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. The poster asked for the definition of PDA... |
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SoCalDem
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Ay Caramba, Ahh do decla-yah! |
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SoCalDem
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Amen! |
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HappyMe
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Thu Nov-03-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. Good grief! |
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iscooterliberally
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. So what if all the kids had a giant hug-athon? |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Ahhhh, more Zero-Tolerance Nonsense |
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socialindependocrat
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. I grew up segregated |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Totally Agree |
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seabeyond
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Thu Nov-03-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. my 13 yr old told me this is a new rule at his school. tailgate at the beginning of the school year |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Um ... Can you translate your post. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. the Op is about no hugging. it is a new rule at my sons school. nt |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Nov-03-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Oh. OK. |
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gvstn
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. I think a "no prolonged" PDA rule should suffice... |
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MedicalAdmin
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. +1 - no prolonged PDA rule is a good idea. |
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NeedleCast
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Even In Cases Of Violence Zero Tolerance Is A Bad Idea |
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Douglas Carpenter
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. well this is just plane flat downright loony |
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socialindependocrat
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Doug - agree!! |
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aint_no_life_nowhere
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. There's no more middle ground |
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randome
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Not extremists everywhere. But we hear about them more. |
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socialindependocrat
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. So, nobody watched Footloose, huh?? |
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thelordofhell
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Thu Nov-03-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. I hugged all my teachers when I was a kid |
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LeftinOH
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
42. Until someone scores a goal -then anything goes. n/t |
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renate
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. actually, a zero tolerance rule makes sense to me, even though I'm totally pro-hugging |
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JVS
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. +1 |
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Exultant Democracy
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
47. My extended group went though a Francophile phase in highschool, we kissed hello |
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DirkGently
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Thu Nov-03-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
49. More "zero-tolerance" idiocy. "Because if you ban hugs, no one will get pregnant or be assaulted." |
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