[citation][nom]eiskrystal[/nom]Coming from an Italian background my father was strict and when i was out of line it was the belt, as he often said "my house, my rules" "you don't like my rules then leave with the cloths you have on you" lesson learned. Heck he kicked me out of the house for not getting a haircut when told.Then your father was a child abuser and the fact he thinks he owns your hair shows what an abusive power trip he was on. Since you couldn't just "leave" as i doubt you had anywhere else to go, he could do whatever he wanted and you would have to obey. Or do you consider forced subservience, and a father who is happy to see you destitute and homeless for a minor misdemeanor to be a "normal" family relationship?As for the school, they should be sued for a gross abuse of power and illegally holding information. Not to mention the fact that no "actual" crime has been committed. The school should be punished severely for this... and all involved should be sacked immediately.[/citation]
I would actually like to know how old you are and if you have children. My parents weren't abusive, but my mom did smack the crap out of me if I really stepped out of line. Many adults today got the belt, or some sort of paddle as discipline - and most of them are perfectly fine, and I'd go so far as to say they are more responsible additions to society than those with little to no discipline. Society today has really blurred the lines between abuse and discipline. My son is only 3 and I love him very much, but I did have to spank him just the other day because he was throwing the mother of all tantrums simply because he didn't want to get dressed. No, we don't spank him often at all if you are worried, and yes I could have waited the half hour to talk/calm him down like we normally do, and then eventually gotten him dressed probably another half hour later. But sometimes enough is enough, and children need to know that there is a legitimate punishment for misbehaving. 5 minutes later he was dressed, I hugged him and told him why he was spanked and we went on with our day.
Now that is a young child throwing a tantrum and my reply is in direct response to the poster above. As for the article itself - yes the school has no right to expel based on this kind of thing free speech.
But there is a thin line here too - what if a tweet or facebook post is causing mental bullying to another student. Even though it was all done outside of school, I would fully support an expulsion from school on those grounds.
Issues need to be dealt with on a case by case basis taking the severity of the offense into account. And to be what most of you would consider the bad guy - I actually don't agree that the school monitoring students tweets as an invasion of privacy. Tweeting and Facebooking is inherently PUBLIC. You aren't saying the F-word in the privacy of your own home - you are displaying it on a billboard! Now how the school is allowed to react to the content should be the ONLY question here.
I would actually like to know how old you are and if you have children. My parents weren't abusive, but my mom did smack the crap out of me if I really stepped out of line. Many adults today got the belt, or some sort of paddle as discipline - and most of them are perfectly fine, and I'd go so far as to say they are more responsible additions to society than those with little to no discipline. Society today has really blurred the lines between abuse and discipline. My son is only 3 and I love him very much, but I did have to spank him just the other day because he was throwing the mother of all tantrums simply because he didn't want to get dressed. No, we don't spank him often at all if you are worried, and yes I could have waited the half hour to talk/calm him down like we normally do, and then eventually gotten him dressed probably another half hour later. But sometimes enough is enough, and children need to know that there is a legitimate punishment for misbehaving. 5 minutes later he was dressed, I hugged him and told him why he was spanked and we went on with our day.
Now that is a young child throwing a tantrum and my reply is in direct response to the poster above. As for the article itself - yes the school has no right to expel based on this kind of thing free speech.
But there is a thin line here too - what if a tweet or facebook post is causing mental bullying to another student. Even though it was all done outside of school, I would fully support an expulsion from school on those grounds.
Issues need to be dealt with on a case by case basis taking the severity of the offense into account. And to be what most of you would consider the bad guy - I actually don't agree that the school monitoring students tweets as an invasion of privacy. Tweeting and Facebooking is inherently PUBLIC. You aren't saying the F-word in the privacy of your own home - you are displaying it on a billboard! Now how the school is allowed to react to the content should be the ONLY question here.