Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://2worksforyou.com/news/stories/underwear.shtml" target="_blank">http://2worksforyou.com/news/s tories/underwear.shtml</a> >>A Tulsa parent is outraged over how her child was disciplined at school for wearing a costume. Crystal Harris says her 5-year old son was forced to take off his costume, and go through the entire school day with only his underwear on. The incident happened Monday at Walt Disney Elementary. School officials acknowledge they have a policy that forbids costumes, and that's why the teacher did what she did. They say they've have apologized to the family. Harris says however the teacher should be disciplined for embarassing her son. Harris' son has not been back to school since the incident, and she says she's considering legal action.<<
Originally Posted By Disneyman55 Very bad and ignorant solution. I would ask what kind of costume the child was wearing but that is a moot point really. Send the child home, put him in a room by himself in the office for privacy, call the parents and ask them to bring a change of clothes, or something. I would be curious to read this story. Somebody needs to doublecheck what options were pursued before this decision was made. Knuckleheads!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<The incident happened Monday at Walt Disney Elementary.>> You can bet that Eisner was behind it.
Originally Posted By Disneyman55 Either that or the ultimate boogeyman of all Disnoids........ Drum roll please. Paul Pressler (Thunder in the background with the sounds of maniacal laughter)
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Does anyone know what the costume was? And what school doesn't have extra clothes lying around? My dad is the principal of a school and I know in some of the class rooms especially the kindergarten and special education classes they have extra clothes, in a case a student my wet or soil him or herself.
Originally Posted By Mrs 2oon The parents should have been called to pick the child up, change his clothes, and then return him to school. Another option would have been to have the child wear "loaner" clothes that the school keeps around for kids who need a change of clothes during the day for whatever reason. If this was my kid I'd go directly to district office and school board to make sure that this teacher is disciplined properly. I'd also bring it up at PTA meetings, School Site Council meetings and any other district meeting that I could attend. I am a huge advocate for teachers (my SIL teaches in our district and has helped me immensely with both 2oonlets), however, there are those very few who don't know where to draw the line when it comes to dealing with children. Just my opinion.
Originally Posted By cmpaley Right now, that teacher can and should be fired. If 74 passes, the teacher would have to do it more that twice before they can be fired.
Originally Posted By debtee Although I agree the teacher was wrong to make this child undress and continue at school the entire day in his underwear...I question the parents for sending their child to school in a halloween costume in the first place? The school states that they have a policy for forbidding costumes which the parents chose to ignore and this poor little boy is only 5 years old and I bet is now scared of school because of this incident! Stupid Mother!!
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Debtee, this is the USA that you're talking about. Nothing is ever our own fault. Therefore, the parents are blameless. ;P
