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Post by Old Ironsights on Apr 30, 2007 8:52:18 GMT -5
Very true, but I had the same reaction as Decatur when I read the story. It seemed like overkill to subject the kid to disciplinary actions for writing a general story with these themes; if the kid had written "I will kill ______" or "I will shoot on _____" or something more specific, I could see the clear cause for disciplinary actions. If this kid was required to undergo a psych eval or treatment for writing this essay, he would be facing consequences with the potential of being punishing for him which might deter him from writing such essays in the future, and a message would be sent to the kid and parents that this is unacceptable behavior. From the story alone, it seems that it could just as likely be a kid who is calling out for help from parents and teachers who don't seem to care as it could be a little brat trying to cause trouble... Agreed. Sounds like a Sting/Fishing expedition to me. Also, what ever happened to the idea of cathartic writing? Bad things have been happening in schools of late, and some kids will need to vent their angst in a productive, nonviolent way. Cathartic Free Writing sure seems like a good venue to me. Plus, if it identifies a student who MAY have issues that need to be gently coaxed out, so much the better. But it's 200% counterproductive to arrest them.
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