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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP above -

This happened yesterday at school.

Child told us yesterday evening.

DH spoke to the principal this morning.

We heard back from her a few minutes ago and the boy is telling her that he used the word "gay" - which still bothers me. I know everyone sees their child with rose colored glasses, but of my children, this one is the most honest and least likely to lie, and also hasn't been exposed to the N word as far as I know... not enough to randomly accuse someone of using it. [/quote]

Look, your child has been exposed. You just haven't caught him. I have a 10 year old. Him and his friends have used the word gay. I shut it down. Him and his friends (various races), used the N word. I shut it down. They also talk about which girl is cute in the classroom and who is a butt or breast man. You need to get out of your bubble and realize that you can not shelter your child from everything and everyone. You are not there in the lunch room or at recess. Imagine the playground conversations....Your child is old enough to fight his own battles. Let him speak up to the child. You can not rescue him forever. If your child has never been exposed to this word then why would he be sooooo upset by it? [/quote]

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