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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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

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

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.
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I have an Autistic child and I can't think of a worse world.  My kid could have overheard it and would have been really hurt by anyone slinging that word around. I don't know if detention is the answer but I'm asking you as a parent to please talk to your kid about this and the fact that there are a lot of people with disabilities that are invisible that could be really hurt by overhearing this, even if his friend wasn't. It may have been acceptable in the past, but my teen (and every teen) has access to a world of information, and she has educated herself about her diagnosis and how people like her used to be called the "R' word and institutionalized and even killed because the world viewed them as worthless. [/quote]

I mean, the word "moron" has a similar history, but no one freaks out about it.  [/quote]

Is there a medical diagnosis for being a moron? [/quote]

There certainly is a history of medical professionals using the word "moron".

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/moron-idiot-imbecile-offensive-history

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