Wednesday 18 May 2011

Girl Suspended From School For A Facebook Post!?

Story here.

My opinion.
She is a THIRTEEN year old girl. Let me ask you guys something, when you were 13, were you politically correct? Did you make nasty comments about your teachers to your friends? Yes? So did I. Now tell me, if you were 13 and had a facebook, would you make a status saying what this girl said? "I wish Osama had killed my math teacher." Some of you might, some of you might not. I might have, I had a teacher in high school I despised and if I had a facebook I probably would have made a sarcastic comment too about her.

We're stupid at 13, we make irresponsible comments. We're impulsive, we say things on a whim.

What really grinds my gears though is the comments in the article of people thinking that it's great she got suspended from school and that she should have to make an apology to the teacher. Now that the teacher know, yes, she should apologise, but the teacher shouldn't have known about a comment probably every student in the class has made already! The parent who phoned the school to rat out a thirteen year old instead of calling the mother is just being irresponsible and stupid. I mean, really, what type of person does that? It's just rude. The girl is now scared to go back to that class because the teacher now knows. Hell, wouldn't anyone? Maybe it's just my own confidence talking, but I'd go back in, say "'Hey" to the teacher, shake his hand and say "No hard feelings, sir?" Then again, I am a 19 year old guy. We tend to be rather full of ourselves. If I was 13 at the time, I'd be crapping myself. That math teacher will probably give her bad grades now just because of a comment a girl made in the privacy of her own home. Pretty pathetic in my opinion. Then again, he could just remember his childhood and laugh it off.

The fact of the matter is, it was the parents problem, not the school. The mother that phoned the school is in the wrong. I'd bitch slap her if she did that to my daughter. (NB: I don't have a daughter.) You tell the parent not the school! The comment was made at home, and not shown at school. So why the hell involve the school!?

In conclusion: Learn that there is a thing called free speech in the world. Americans reading this, you fought very hard to be able to say what you want in the word. You achieved that... somewhat. Don't try and censor a thirteen year old girl for speaking her mind.

There's another case like this. Click here for it.

See ya.
Chris.
PS: Yay for being politically incorrect!

16 comments:

  1. thats just stupid. Now she WILL try to kill her teacher >.<

    I can see apologizing and a lecture about how its not good to make death threats, but seriously? Suspended? Maybe a detention...

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  2. It wasn't even a death threat. She hadn't made it to the teacher. She made it on facebook where her privacy settings only allowed friends to read it.

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  3. This is retarded. She can say whatever the fuck she wants about her teachers. It was in the privacy of her own home.

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  4. First thought: what's a 13 year old doing on Facebook? 0.o But really that's stupid as hell.

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  5. I'll be honest, that status seems a little harsh, but jesus christ she's thirteen. She's still pretty young, and probably didn't mean she hoped Osama made a personal trip to her school to kill her math teacher. She was just venting, the teacher shouldn't have found out, and that mother is a bitch for ratting her out.

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  6. It's so stupid that schools are allowed to do that with your facebook.

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  7. I've seen worse on facebook by 13 year olds. Its the life of a young teen girl, Gossip is what they do best.

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  8. How did the school find out about it? I'd be mad that some school administrator was stalking my daughter.

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  9. I don't see how this was any of the schools business

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  10. getting in trouble for online activity of this level is silly

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  11. 100% its just some girl who doesnt understand how serious adults take everything.

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  12. I don't see what the issue is. She's probably loving it and is enjoying a nice early vacation. Her parents will be more upset with the school than her over such a minor issue.

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  13. Well, I do agree with everyone above that the school should not have been involved to some degree, but she shouldn't have said it... Actually a lot of things shouldn't be said, but that's not the point.. She's really 13 and I don't recall at that age being able to thing like an adult, so she should've had some leeway in what she said. I read someone above say something like "13 years are best as gossiping" which i do agree, and if you don't gossip as a female at the age of 13, then you might want to get evaluated.. haha...

    One thing you did say was something about freedom of speech, as I believe in conspiracy overall, I do believe we are losing a low of out freedom... haha, I'm just ranting, but nice post and I fully agree with the idea about it should have been the parents dealing with the situation rather than the school.

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  14. They were too harsh on that girl.

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