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"School: Child sexually harassed teacher Updated: Tuesday, 06 Dec 2011, 7:47 AM EST Published : Tuesday, 06 Dec 2011, 7:47 AM EST GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - Administrators at a Gaston County elementary school say they suspended a 9-year-old boy because he sexually harassed a teacher. WSOC-TV reported that a letter shared by Emanyea Lockett's mother says the boy has a history of using inappropriate language about other students. Chiquita Lockett says this is the first time she'd heard that about her son. Emanyea said he called a teacher "cute," but the school says he used the word "fine." Brookside Elementary School says the child's comment amounts to sexual harassment. The school's letter said Emanyea had been warned for using racial slurs and other derogatory words to describe other students. A school district spokeswoman would not comment, but says the district is investigating."

Okay, so this kid, who is already uneducated about sexual harassment and how it affects people, is suspended.

So now he gets ZERO education and he's not going to change his behavior.

Anyone else see a problem?

It's like letting your employees eat food that they make incorrectly. It's rewarding them for doing wrong.

The punishment for his behavior would be detention consisting of him sitting down, listening to a teacher explain to him what he did wrong, listening to a teacher explain what to do right, then finally making him write a paragraph about the subject to see if he retained the information.

12/6/2011 2:45:43 PM

I heard about this as well. Kids say stupid things to teachers. One kid even said I was "fine," you say that is inappropriate and give them a warning. The kid needs to learn his boundaries but shit, he is 9. Sexual Harassment. I don't know where this teacher is from...Pleasantville?

12/6/2011 2:47:08 PM

or they could send him home to his parents for them to do what they were supposed to do in teaching him proper life etiquette

oh...that's what they did...

(I see what you are trying to say, but a teacher's job isn't to handle every aspect of raising a child, it has to start at home. I am of the opinion if they aren't showing effective learning there, they need to be held back at home (much like being held back from proceeding to the next grade if they don't learn enough in their current one))





also...soap box in my chit chat???

[Edited on December 6, 2011 at 2:51 PM. Reason : it is def. harsh, I agree, but I'm glad someone is taking a stand on something...]

12/6/2011 2:50:34 PM

Have GeniuSxBoY teach them simple multiplication:

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"if he does it again, double the time. 12 years. If he does it again, triple the time. 24 years."

12/6/2011 3:07:08 PM

12/6/2011 3:17:34 PM

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"(I see what you are trying to say, but a teacher's job isn't to handle every aspect of raising a child, it has to start at home. I am of the opinion if they aren't showing effective learning there, they need to be held back at home (much like being held back from proceeding to the next grade if they don't learn enough in their current one))"

Actually, that thinking is detrimental to society. We all live in one big society. We are forced to live with in peace with each other.

Instead of compartmentalizing jobs, it is better to assume it's society's responsibility to chip in and raise society's children together. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to punish people who don't take responsibility, but there are plenty of parents that are willing to step up to the plate. There's no shortage.


@jbrick: Now is not the time to be funny. You know what I meant by tripling the punishment.

[Edited on December 6, 2011 at 3:31 PM. Reason : .]

12/6/2011 3:29:04 PM

Chiquita

12/6/2011 3:35:53 PM

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"The school's letter said Emanyea had been warned for using racial slurs and other derogatory words to describe other students."

Something tells me this kid knew exactly what he was saying.

12/6/2011 3:44:33 PM

Does he know why NOT to say it?

You have to assume he doesn't know or understand why he shouldn't say it.


Remember, common sense is not so common when it's never taught to you.

12/6/2011 3:52:13 PM

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"Now is not the time to be funny."

serious business here

12/6/2011 3:53:45 PM

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"Actually, that thinking is detrimental to society. We all live in one big society. We are forced to live with in peace with each other. "

Then why is it looked down upon to discipline someone else's kid? I'd love to figuratively knock some sense into a bunch of whiny kids at the grocery store, but society has deemed it to not be my place to directly do so. I can give a cross look or something that may initiate said discipline from the proper disciplinarian, the parent/guardian, but I would never proceed directly.

Just take a step back and read what you are saying...it's a good thought for a perfect little socialist world, but that isn't the world in which we live.

12/6/2011 4:15:53 PM

if in the adult workplace you cant say a woman looks beautiful without risking an SH cry than little kids shouldnt either.

hell in todays society one could argue if the woman heard this and didnt report it she could be accused of saving some statutory rape for a rainy day

someone might look at her smile at this kid and think something funny is going on, the teacher might lose her job before she can explain herself.



[Edited on December 6, 2011 at 4:19 PM. Reason : ']

12/6/2011 4:18:22 PM

12/6/2011 4:22:01 PM

Send the kids to a for profit prison, then everybody wins.

12/6/2011 4:42:55 PM

those words were spoken 45 minutes before he was conceived

12/6/2011 4:43:34 PM

g-town!

12/6/2011 4:44:10 PM

my mom is a teacher. She has one of those valore work out type outfits that she likes to wear on casual days where she and the kids do a lot of activities. also, she is very conservative.

one day when she was wearing it one of her kids said she looked like a pimp.

another day one kid called her pancake butt (my mom has a typical older white lady lack of maximus quality)

hahahaha, kids say shit all the time.

I think the PC shit is out of control, obviously there are people who have made it that way by being persistantly disgusting, but it is too much. Any company with an HR dept. that wants to keep their job has to overreact to any claims for fear that they will be blamed for any inaction that would wind up in court.

12/6/2011 4:44:11 PM

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"Then why is it looked down upon to discipline someone else's kid? I'd love to figuratively knock some sense into a bunch of whiny kids at the grocery store, but society has deemed it to not be my place to directly do so. I can give a cross look or something that may initiate said discipline from the proper disciplinarian, the parent/guardian, but I would never proceed directly. Just take a step back and read what you are saying...it's a good thought for a perfect little socialist world, but that isn't the world in which we live."

That is a different scenario altogether. This scenario consists of a parent being there. If you don't like the way a child is behaving, signal the parent to take action nicely. If the parent doesn't listen, you have another problem. You have to work your way to the root of the problem in order to fix it. Sometimes it's not your time or place or within your ability to solve other people's problems. Depending on the severity of the problem, you should take appropriate actions.


The scenario in the thread we're talking about is when the parent isn't there. The next person in line to be responsible over a student and his behavior should be the teacher. A teacher (should) take place of the parent when the parent's not there. Just like a babysitter takes place of a parent when the parent leaves them in charge.

You have to realize there are 1,000s, perhaps 1,000,000s, of different scenerios and each one has a proper protocol that can't be defined by 'policy'. It's important to maintain people's freedoms and rights while making decisions, while protecting the innocent, and justice for all.

12/6/2011 4:46:18 PM

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"Does he know why NOT to say it? You have to assume he doesn't know or understand why he shouldn't say it. "

I'm betting he knew he wasn't supposed to say it, and I'm betting he knew exactly what he was saying.

After seeing how the media covers certain events, there's likely much more to this story than what is being reported.

12/6/2011 5:03:06 PM

The teacher asked him what was the capital of North Carolina. He said Washington, D.C. She said "No, you're wrong." He said "You got a lumpy butt." She got mad at him and yelled at him and he pissed in his pants and he never did change his pee-pants all day.

12/6/2011 5:41:32 PM

Back in the day, the teacher would have whipped him for being fresh, and he would have caught another beating when he got home.

That shit woulda never happened again.

12/6/2011 8:55:23 PM

people ok with child abuse ITT

12/6/2011 8:57:37 PM

people who dont have kids, acting like they know how to raise them ITT

(since thats the standard comeback)

[Edited on December 6, 2011 at 9:11 PM. Reason : .]

12/6/2011 9:10:41 PM

i have a 4 month old and he WILL be spanked. heck, if i could i would allow his teachers to spank if necessary... kept me straight in school

12/6/2011 9:25:56 PM

Actually the abuse is residual and now you think it's okay to spank

12/6/2011 9:28:57 PM

yes. spank him, make him do his home work, respect his elders, etc. if he's a disgrace to public I wont blame the public or how we raised him. i will blame him

12/6/2011 9:42:24 PM

euthanize both him and the mother

problem solved

12/6/2011 9:46:34 PM

I got in trouble when I was in 3rd grade for saying "this sucks" when we didn't get to go out to the playground one day after lunch because we were a little behind schedule. The principal didn't really know what to say or do and sent me back to class, but only after calling my mama and letting her know. I turned out alright.

12/6/2011 9:56:50 PM

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"saving some statutory rape for a rainy day"

This made me LOL.

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"That is a different scenario altogether. This scenario consists of a parent being there. If you don't like the way a child is behaving, signal the parent to take action nicely. If the parent doesn't listen, you have another problem. You have to work your way to the root of the problem in order to fix it. Sometimes it's not your time or place or within your ability to solve other people's problems. Depending on the severity of the problem, you should take appropriate actions. The scenario in the thread we're talking about is when the parent isn't there. The next person in line to be responsible over a student and his behavior should be the teacher. A teacher (should) take place of the parent when the parent's not there. Just like a babysitter takes place of a parent when the parent leaves them in charge. You have to realize there are 1,000s, perhaps 1,000,000s, of different scenerios and each one has a proper protocol that can't be defined by 'policy'. It's important to maintain people's freedoms and rights while making decisions, while protecting the innocent, and justice for all."

Wow... I completely agree.

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"The school's letter said Emanyea had been warned for using racial slurs and other derogatory words to describe other students."

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"Emanyea said he called a teacher "cute," but the school says he used the word "fine.""

Something tells me he is going to turn out to be an asshole racist womanizer... I mean, I hope not, but looking at the circumstances, seems almost certain.

12/7/2011 5:09:12 AM

You tell the kid what is right and what is wrong in the school and you set the expectation. If the kid fails to meet that expectation you suspend them; that's part of the education, consequences for your actions.

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"The punishment for his behavior would be detention consisting of him sitting down, listening to a teacher explain to him what he did wrong, listening to a teacher explain what to do right, then finally making him write a paragraph about the subject to see if he retained the information."

Yeah, that's phase one. Should the behavior continue a suspension would likely be the next step. Missing a few days of 3rd grade isn't going to net this kid ZERO education.

Suspending him also forces the hand of the mom. She now has to make special arrangements to have someone watch over her kid for a few days. Maybe the mom didn't care and ignored the problem before, so the suspension is part of her education as well. Now she has to worry about finding someone to sit her kid while she goes to work, or now she'll be annoyed when her kid is at home making noise while she is trying to watch her stories. Maybe that inconvenience will be the impetus for her to finally sit down with her kid.

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"The scenario in the thread we're talking about is when the parent isn't there. The next person in line to be responsible over a student and his behavior should be the teacher. A teacher (should) take place of the parent when the parent's not there. Just like a babysitter takes place of a parent when the parent leaves them in charge. "

I agree with this, and where the problem persists the responsibility ultimately lies with the parent.

[Edited on December 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM. Reason : -]

12/7/2011 7:46:38 AM

I don't necessarily agree or disagree with you, but I should point this out:

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"Missing a few days of 3rd grade isn't going to net this kid ZERO education."

GB [obviously] wasn't referring to his school education when he said that; he was referring to education about sexual harassment.

12/7/2011 7:52:18 AM

Oh, gotcha.

12/7/2011 7:54:02 AM

12/7/2011 10:02:49 AM