In FL a 6th grade kid got in trouble for pulling off the wrap from a Muslim girl's head. Mind you, he's only 11 & just thought of it as a joke. What do you think should happen to this kid?
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I think he should have to write a report that explains why Muslim girls wear head wrap and what it means when one is removed. He should then be made to read this report to the student body as well as apologize for his actions. Since the boy did this in school and school is for learning and what better way to learn about something then to use it as a tool to teach a lesson about doing something wrong. Maybe a little harsh but will get the point across that we all pay for our mistakes and it is best to do so before it becomes a problem that can not be so easily handled.
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he should be taught why it is wrong....then do exactly what bill said....
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A sensitization of the Muslim religion and culture...gently done. Not a humiliation or a punishment. He did not know any better and he has probably overheard adult conversations around the issue of should or shouldn't muslim women cover their heads...and should turbans be allowed in certain places etc. He has been taught, possibly, to believe that the predominant religions and cultures are the only 'right' ones. Let the muslim community invite his whole class to their events....and have it be a learning experience for all the children, not centering out this boy.
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I think he should be educated on why it is not funny, and respect for the beliefs, belongings, and personal space of others.
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He should be given the standard punishment for bad behaviour. I would guess an hours detention. But I do not know the US educational system well enough to say any more.
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Maybe start with telling him he shouldn't rip any piece of clothing off any student. I don't think the Muslim situation should play a part in the punishment he receives, he should just be disciplined for disrespecting another student. I guess it would be something like detention and an apology to the girl.
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i agree. they should explain to him how that was disrespectful to her and why, since he didnt know.
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Nothing. I think the school officials should get a life.
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i was in 6th grade with a kid who had cancer and had lost all this hair due to chemo....one day some kid grabbed the hat off his head and the boy was pretty embarrassed and yelled at him. the other kid thought of it as a joke, but still shouldnt have done it. i dont think it has anything to do with the girl being muslim..the boy needs to be told he shouldnt being taking articles of clothing off another person as a joke cause it just aint funny
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A detention for not respecting another persons belonging. If this is a 1st offense. If it is reoccuring, then an ISS for a few days... an added assignment to keep im busy would be to research cultures and write a report about his findings.
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Apparently, this child has no home supervision or guidance. its called lack of respect, for anything. Being eleven is not too young to know the difference between right and wrong. i doubt if he has been taught this at home. First, the wrap off a girls head, next a mask to commit an armed robbery. He should receive at least one overnite stay in juvenile detention. once the jail door closes on him, maybe he will learn to respect the property of others.
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Regardless of her attire being religious in nature, he should receive the standard punishment for being disrespectful to another student. When my son was in 1st grade (so, he was 6 yrs old) he got in big trouble at school because he pulled a sticker off another student and tried to flush it down the toilet. While not the crime of the century, he still needs to learn that you don't act disrepectfully to your peers. In schools now, pretty much you don't touch anyone for any reason and 11 is old enough to have learned that lesson by now.
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