Massachusetts 2nd-Grader Suspended for Drawing of Jesus

Just wow.

Man, I started watching horror movies with my Dad when I was 6. Some of the stories I wrote and pictures I drew in 1,2,3 grade were full of alien attacks and bloody death. I went to a Catholic school and Sister Agnes gave me good grades for those papers. She did tell my Dad (one of his favorite stories) during Parent/Teacher conference that I was "a highly intelligent kook" but she meant it in the kindest of ways.

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I was "a highly intelligent kook"

Some things never change.

Jesus is looking a little like Shelley DuVall.

Schbopo wrote:

Jesus is looking a little like Shelley DuVall.

were you expecting the Madonna and Child???

GrandNational wrote:

According to the Taunton Daily Gazette,
when school officials called the boy’s father about the incident, they
characterized the drawing as “violent” and told him the boy would have
to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before being allowed to return.
The teacher had asked the
class to draw something that reminded them of Christmas. The boy’s
representation of the crucifix apparently alarmed her because there
were x’s for eyes, and the boy had written his name above the picture.
The boy had no previous history of violence or other trouble at the
school.

A psychiatric evaluation for drawing a nearly-unavoidable cultural icon in his most well-known state of violent martyrdom?
Really?

AlbertMond wrote:

GrandNational wrote:

According to the Taunton Daily Gazette,
when school officials called the boy’s father about the incident, they
characterized the drawing as “violent” and told him the boy would have
to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before being allowed to return.
The teacher had asked the
class to draw something that reminded them of Christmas. The boy’s
representation of the crucifix apparently alarmed her because there
were x’s for eyes, and the boy had written his name above the picture.
The boy had no previous history of violence or other trouble at the
school.

A psychiatric evaluation for drawing a nearly-unavoidable cultural icon in his most well-known state of violent martyrdom?
Really?

The weird incidents only get weirder as the years go by. I wonder if they made the teacher take a psychiatric evaluation? I know she had to apologize, but she probably needs some help herself.

This sounds like yet another zero-tolerance policy gone awry. Why can't people realize that there are always gray areas in situations like this. You can't ask a group of people of any age about what Christmas means to them and not get a religious connection. Knee-jerk reactions always go wrong. Ask for the motivation before freaking out!

ridiculous. If I end up with kids, maybe I WILL homeschool them.

Stender wrote:

ridiculous. If I end up with kids, maybe I WILL homeschool them.

thats what I am doing...

exact33 wrote:

Stender wrote:

ridiculous. If I end up with kids, maybe I WILL homeschool them.

thats what I am doing...

I used to be totally against homeschooling (social issues and parental qualifcations) but the more I see of the current public school system, the more I've come to think homeschooling might not be so bad.

The school systems now a days suck they seem to be waaaaaayyyyy to uptight

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Stender wrote:

ridiculous. If I end up with kids, maybe I WILL homeschool them.

thats what I am doing...

I used to be totally against homeschooling (social issues and parental qualifcations) but the more I see of the current public school system, the more I've come to think homeschooling might not be so bad.

there are a lot of curriculums out there that parents can teach from. As for socialization - we have our daughter involved in church, ballet, pioneer clubs, and play groups. I dont think she misses a beat.

It pisses me off it the kid drew a picture of Allah or buddah it wouldnt have made the news

Addy wrote:

It pisses me off it the kid drew a picture of Allah or buddah it wouldnt have made the news

i would imagine the muslims would be protesting because of something they didnt like if he had...

exact33 wrote:

Addy wrote:

It pisses me off it the kid drew a picture of Allah or buddah it wouldnt have made the news

i would imagine the muslims would be protesting because of something they didnt like if he had...

I just want to clarify that Christian Arabs use the word Allah for God as well (it's not a Muslim thing, quite the opposite). They've used it from the beginning when the Bible was translated into Arabic long before the Koran was ever written. I personally use it without even a hint of any Muslim connotation, because for an Arab Christian, Allah is the name of the Triune God. And Muslims are WAY forbidden in ever drawing their idea of the god they call "Allah." OK, I'll leave now.

Addy wrote:

It pisses me off it the kid drew a picture of Allah or buddah it wouldnt have made the news

The issue wasn't that it was a drawing of Jesus, but that it was supposedly violent. If it had just been a drawing of Jesus unharmed, nobody would have cared.

And besides, Buddha was never brutally murdered.

Or so you think I think they used it as an excuse i mean look around theyre doing everything they can to take God out of everything, personally to that kid I say Kudos and Spot on because like it was said he has the true meaning of Christmas


As for the Allah, I hope ya'll know I was referring to The Muslims and not as it was said Christian Arabs I think the word I was actually looking for was Mohammad so in that I gotta say my bad

Addy wrote:

Or so you think I think they used it as an excuse i mean look around theyre doing everything they can to take God out of everything, personally to that kid I say Kudos and Spot on because like it was said he has the true meaning of Christmas

*opens big ass can of worms*
Like what? What is God being taken out of? I still see as much of him or her as I ever did.

Schbopo wrote:

Addy wrote:

Or so you think I think they used it as an excuse i mean look around theyre doing everything they can to take God out of everything, personally to that kid I say Kudos and Spot on because like it was said he has the true meaning of Christmas

*opens big ass can of worms*
Like what? What is God being taken out of? I still see as much of him or her as I ever did.

If the Americans that post here represent the average of your population, I`ll have to agree. Still plenty of God in God`s country

Addy wrote:

As for the Allah, I hope ya'll know I was referring to The Muslims and not as it was said Christian Arabs I think the word I was actually looking for was Mohammad so in that I gotta say my bad

Gotcha

Are you seriously asking me that? Are you freaking kidding me?
Do you not see all around you stupid stuff like this,

How bout the "In GOD we trust" theyve been trying to take that out for a long time, how bout the word God in the pledge of alligence

How bout prayer in schools? Freedom of religeon my ass!

Need i go on? To me at least its really obvious Im NOT saying they have taken God completely out of the picture and for that I am glad, but If the jackasses in government have it their way that would happen then America will be in one sad state indeed. I think that the only reason we as a nation are not worse off now is because of the Christians in America

Addy wrote:

How bout the "In GOD we trust" theyve been trying to take that out for a long time, how bout the word God in the pledge of alligence

Not everybody believes in God you know, and if somebody doesn't, then there's no point at all in making them say something they don't believe.

Addy wrote:

How bout prayer in schools? Freedom of religeon my ass!

Uh...what? Is this a comment that there isn't prayer in schools and maybe there should be? Dude, any kid who wants to can pray in school. The Muslim kid in my class has to do it like 3 times a day. Just because it isn't a requirement doesn't mean it's completely outlawed or anything.

Addy wrote:

I think that the only reason we as a nation are not worse off now is because of the Christians in America

Good Christians like George Bush, right?

Also, don't take this as an attack on Christianity, because that's not my intent. I'm just saying that not everything needs some weird religious undertone.

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I think that the only reason we as a nation are so bad off now is because of the Christians in America

Fixed.

Addy wrote:

How bout the "In GOD we trust" theyve been trying to take that out for a long time, how bout the word God in the pledge of alligence

I actually oppose this due to historical signifigance.