UPDATED: The school is now declaring shenanigans on the previous story.
In Taunton, Mass., an 8-year-old boy was ordered to get a psychiatric evaluation because he drew a picture of a stick-figure Jesus on the cross. (He'd been asked to draw something that reminded him of Christmas.) Dad is frankincensed.
“I think what happened is that because he put Xs in the eyes of Jesus, the teacher was alarmed and they told the parents they thought it was violent,” said Toni Saunders, an educational consultant with the Associated Advocacy Center.
School officials say they can't discuss the case, but note they have a series of safety rules they have to follow.
I'm about myrrhed myself James. :)
Posted by: aqua | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Yes, everyone involved in the school district is crazy. I am deeply concerned that anyone who thinks this is a rational response to the kid's drawing should not be allowed to teach or supervise the teaching of children without intense therepy to restore that part of their brain that governs reason.
There probably in no school district that could not be improved by eliminating one-half of its administratiors -- selected by lot. Perhaps one-half is too small a number for some districts.
Posted by: KC Cicero | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Agreed, KCC.
Posted by: Jo Jo | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:13 AM
"Not remotely intelligence-related" describes these and many other "educators" so very well.
Posted by: Thin the Herd | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Oh, this is not a new occurrence. I can go back many years to my own nephew. He spent part of the summer at his Great-Grandma's. A WORKING farm and she worked it. Well she had chickens that had stopped laying so it was time to convert them to food.
This is Mississippi, so chop the heads off. When he went back to school, told to draw a picture of what they did over the summer. The chickens were just before school started so the freshest. He draw a picture of a chicken running around headless and an axe will blood dripping off it in the hands of his G-G.
And the school freaked, took him away from his FAMILY and screwed this kid up. He was maybe 8 at the time. Now he is around 28 and we are just now getting him back to normal with no drugs.
What you get for having folks who have no idea how have of the country actually lives.
Posted by: The Golfer | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:46 AM
This is one of the more retarded things I have read in my life...
I mean really, is this what this country is coming to?? I used to smash frogs with my foot, I bet they would go ape sh!t if they say that...lol
Posted by: WTF | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Great..one kid in their school remembers the Christ in Christmas.. and now they want to make sure he has bad feelings about that.. Typical.
I am sure if little Johnny was running around trying to kiss little Scott, Merry Christmas.. they would look the other way.
Posted by: Searching | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 11:03 AM
WTF, smashing frogs is nothing to be bragging about.
Posted by: Tam | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 11:11 AM