Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
Some of you know, I'm a special education teacher who works with student who have behavioral issues. One of my 8th graders, a female, was reported for taking a picture of a male student's butt crack, i.e. plumber's cleavage. He was a chubby kid wearing gym shorts and they were pulled down in the back as he sat in his chair. She took the picture with (of course) the tablet the school provides students to do assignments on.
The principal consulted me about what consequence she should get. I considered this to be bullying, assuming that she would be showing the pictures to other students, subjecting the chubby kids to ridicule. It does not seem to be part her disability, so no break for that. I recommended three days In School Suspension.
The principal said that this has to be treated as a case of child pornography, so it would be three weeks in Disciplinary Alternative School.
Huh?
Child pornography? Was this intended to arouse and/or gratify herself or any other person sexually? No? Then it is not pornography. Plus, how we gonna clamp down on kids taking a picture of plumbers' cleavage, when our library carries books depicting children explicitly having oral sex with each other and with adults? This girl can literally sit in DAEP for taking that picture while openly reading a library book with these pictures:
I censored it for a site intended for grownups primarily. The libraries stock the uncensored version. Both characters depicted are minors, and this is a school library book. Somebody tell me how this makes sense?
The principal consulted me about what consequence she should get. I considered this to be bullying, assuming that she would be showing the pictures to other students, subjecting the chubby kids to ridicule. It does not seem to be part her disability, so no break for that. I recommended three days In School Suspension.
The principal said that this has to be treated as a case of child pornography, so it would be three weeks in Disciplinary Alternative School.
Huh?
Child pornography? Was this intended to arouse and/or gratify herself or any other person sexually? No? Then it is not pornography. Plus, how we gonna clamp down on kids taking a picture of plumbers' cleavage, when our library carries books depicting children explicitly having oral sex with each other and with adults? This girl can literally sit in DAEP for taking that picture while openly reading a library book with these pictures:
I censored it for a site intended for grownups primarily. The libraries stock the uncensored version. Both characters depicted are minors, and this is a school library book. Somebody tell me how this makes sense?