Until you convince us that parents are going to take responsibility and parent, and lawsuits and getting fired are no longer options in these cases, we as teachers will more and more utilize the police. Not because we want to, but because the current climate dictates to us that we can do little else.

It is a tragedy for this child to be cuffed. It is also a tragedy that our society has pushed us to the point that teachers and administrators feel so threatened.

Bush yesterday signed the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (“FECA”) into law. On the face of it purports to protect copyright, which is why Hollywood was keen to have it, but at the same time it insulates companies that develop…

Another factor, leastways in my sister’s case for homeschooling is that they want her son on Ritalin. Yeah, right!!!.

So what are you going to do about those things? Continue to sacrifice your children to a system that you do not agree with and that is making your children turn out in a way that goes against your values and opinions? Or are you going to take action?

Lisa also said “I experinced bullying and no it isn’t pleasant”

Would you really choose for your child to “learn” through the same cruel experiences that you went through if you knew that there were a better way? I do not how many homeschooled children you know but these kids are a pretty tough bunch and don’t take mess from anyone. They know who they are, what they want and they are not afraid to be different.

“Also what makes you believe homeschooling is any better”

Statistics, baby, statistics.

“were never homeschooled and you turned out okay”

We will never know if I could have turned out better. Heck, maybe if I were homeschooled I could have become the first black woman president of the United States!

I divorced my husband, because of his violence against me, and it was escalating to the point, where I knew, it would eventually lead to my death.

My son, was only three, when we divorced, but I guess he saw enough.

One day, when he was three, I was trying to dress him to go somewhere, he hauled off and punched me squarely in the face. I grabbed his hand, and explained to him, “You do not hit your mommy.” He said, “Daddy, does.”

Needless, to say, it was hard teaching him different, because I refused to hit him.

Well, when he was eight, I did call the police, and asked them, if they had an officer, who was not busy, if he could stop by and explain to my son, that hitting people was against the law.

A police officer, came by and explained to my son, it was against the law.

I know this sounds extreme, but I really did not know what else to do. I could not get it through, my young son’s head, that it was wrong to hit a woman.

Well, he is an upstanding, young adult now, but until the age of twelve, it was extremely difficult reversing, the damage, of what he saw in the first three years of his life.

The police, can be used properly with a child, in a non threatening manner.

Suzie, in Ohio

And she was a repeat offender with the police, so she started wailing because she finally knew that her will had been vanquished. Not a bad lesson for any out-of-control 5 year-old of any race to learn: Bad behavior brings unpleasant reponses. To shield a child from the negative consequences of their negative behavior is the worst sort of child abuse.

Her mother’s response to the whole affair will determine whether or not the child suffers any long-term emotional trauma or hard feelings toward authority. Indeed, the child has obviously never found an authority to respect until the handcuffs.

If the arresting officer had been black, would he have been betraying his race by arresting the little girl? Or would we have not heard anything about it? No police officer should have been called in the first place but they all have a job to do. We shouldn’t make it harder on him by pinning “racist” on him, too.

I know I do…

Idiots.

First, an “Amen” to your statement about homeschooling. It is truly the best way to fight the system and win for our kids.

I hate to say it, but as a homeschool advocate I see the bright side of every crazy incident like a child being handcuffed in school because of out-of-control behavior.

I hope that this and similar news stories will bring more parents to their senses and help them realize that to keep their children in public school is sheer lunacy. This is particularly true for black parents.