Lunch detention for saying "the r word"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I wasn’t the person who wrote about snowflakes, but I think it’s wrong to single out one child without warning for using a word they all use. I was especially upset, because rather than eating, my kid was asked to watch a video about people with intellectual disabilities and write a reflection. And yes, this is Bethesda.

Wow, it sounds like it’s actually an appropriate punishment. Instead of just sitting there twiddling his thumbs, they matched the consequence to the action. Good work, Bethesda!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I wasn’t the person who wrote about snowflakes, but I think it’s wrong to single out one child without warning for using a word they all use. I was especially upset, because rather than eating, my kid was asked to watch a video about people with intellectual disabilities and write a reflection. And yes, this is Bethesda.

Wow, it sounds like it’s actually an appropriate punishment. Instead of just sitting there twiddling his thumbs, they matched the consequence to the action. Good work, Bethesda!

Withholding food is not permitted. CPS should be called.

[Anonymous]

It’s fine but they should also give detention to any kid using the n-word regardless of race, or the f-word regardless of sexuality, which of course they don’t. It’s the selective enforcement that rankles, not the punishment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I wasn’t the person who wrote about snowflakes, but I think it’s wrong to single out one child without warning for using a word they all use. I was especially upset, because rather than eating, my kid was asked to watch a video about people with intellectual disabilities and write a reflection. And yes, this is Bethesda.

Wow, it sounds like it’s actually an appropriate punishment. Instead of just sitting there twiddling his thumbs, they matched the consequence to the action. Good work, Bethesda!

Withholding food is not permitted. CPS should be called.

We don’t know if they withheld food or the child just decided not to eat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time.

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.

Kids used to have thicker skin. We used that word all the time and turned out just fine. Everyone is so damn overly sensitive these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine but they should also give detention to any kid using the n-word regardless of race, or the f-word regardless of sexuality, which of course they don’t. It’s the selective enforcement that rankles, not the punishment.

Says the person who gets pulled over by a cop while others are speeding by.

OP's kid just got a lesson in the real world.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time.

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.

Kids used to have thicker skin. We used that word all the time and turned out just fine. Everyone is so damn overly sensitive these days.

Damn you, Poe's Law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time.

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.

Kids used to have thicker skin. We used that word all the time and turned out just fine. Everyone is so damn overly sensitive these days.

You are a nut. You didn't turn out fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I wasn’t the person who wrote about snowflakes, but I think it’s wrong to single out one child without warning for using a word they all use. I was especially upset, because rather than eating, my kid was asked to watch a video about people with intellectual disabilities and write a reflection. And yes, this is Bethesda.

Wow, maybe you need to watch the video. Missing one meal will not hurt your child. And I doubt they let him not eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time.

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.

I can think of a lot worse but yes - chalk this up to a learning experience for your child.

+1

I am from a different era where the R word was used all the time so personally, I would not give detention for that, just talking to but it is a lesson learned. There are so many worse things that kids are doing so it seems silly for detention for this.

Can I use that as an accuse for the “n” word? That I grew up in an ignorant era and refuse to learn to do better?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time.

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.

Kids used to have thicker skin. We used that word all the time and turned out just fine. Everyone is so damn overly sensitive these days.

You are a nut. You didn't turn out fine.

I most certainly did. You need to work on your name-calling skills, though. I have a choice name for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The response seems extreme, especially given the circumstance. A warning should have been given instead, or even an RJ chat. People are just over the top sensitive about words in certain areas, creating such delicate snowflakes.

A 35 minute detention is "extreme?" This is actually why people call your kids snowflakes. Oh the irony!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time.

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.

Kids used to have thicker skin. We used that word all the time and turned out just fine. Everyone is so damn overly sensitive these days.

You are a nut. You didn't turn out fine.

I most certainly did. You need to work on your name-calling skills, though. I have a choice name for you!

I don't think so if you can post what you did and talk about thicker skin. That's oozing out somewhere in your life, but your tougher skin won't let you see it.

[Anonymous]

Redskin? Yes, lock him up and throw away the key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


I can think of a lot worse but yes - chalk this up to a learning experience for your child.



+1

I am from a different era where the R word was used all the time so personally, I would not give detention for that, just talking to but it is a lesson learned. There are so many worse things that kids are doing so it seems silly for detention for this.

Silly? You are a total a**hole. No wonder your kid turned out so poorly.

Do you think I am OP? To be clear, I am not. I also didn’t say I used the r word. The reason I said it’s silly is because unless they are giving detention to every student they hear saying the N-word, Duck, Pitch, then in my opinion, it’s silly to give attention for the R word. Now, is it a big deal? No, and a video and a summary seems fine, but otoh it also seems like they’re singling this one person out.