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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here -

Race is irrelevant. It’s not cool for anyone to be saying inappropriate things at an elementary school playground where young kids are playing. My child has a right to be there and feel safe. I didn’t “lecture” anyone, I said “hey kid, please watch your language when there are little kids around”. I spoke later with another parent who had been there slightly earlier and she told me the kid had said something similar in a group of older kids who were all playing basketball, and she said she gave him a “look” and told him not to use that word. Obviously some kids need reminders of how to behave in public. [/quote]

I don’t think you understand what “public” means. If school is not in session, and playground access is open to the community, then everyone in the community gets to use it in age-appropriate ways.  It’s really not up to everyone in the community to adhere to the standards of whatever you and your child decide enable him to feel “safe” — as long as the rules of using the area are not being broken. How nice that your kid enjoys the freedom of being able to go to the park on his own.  If this involves interacting with much older kids and feeling less than safe, perhaps he’s not ready for this particular challenge at this particular park.

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