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Mar. 2nd, 2006 04:45 pmIn a follow-up thought regarding this quote from yesterday's post:
"Even though we give very strict guidelines on proper behavior and we hold students to high standards, he is only 12 and I don't think he understood the ramifications of what he did before it happened, but he certainly understands the severity of it now," said Kildee.
Yes, I'm glad that the parents "disciplined" him, and I'm sure that they did (whether it be as minor as taking away OH NOES Playstation for a day or a justifiable flogging).
HOWEVER!
How many people here thought that the parents reacted so strongly because they found out that the painting was worth $1.5M, and they were terrified that they would be responsible for PAYING for it, rather than being horrified that their little cuntnugget would be so willfully destructive just on general principle?
"Even though we give very strict guidelines on proper behavior and we hold students to high standards, he is only 12 and I don't think he understood the ramifications of what he did before it happened, but he certainly understands the severity of it now," said Kildee.
Yes, I'm glad that the parents "disciplined" him, and I'm sure that they did (whether it be as minor as taking away OH NOES Playstation for a day or a justifiable flogging).
HOWEVER!
How many people here thought that the parents reacted so strongly because they found out that the painting was worth $1.5M, and they were terrified that they would be responsible for PAYING for it, rather than being horrified that their little cuntnugget would be so willfully destructive just on general principle?
