This topic just makes me angry, so much so, that I find it hard to write about it. The Arizona Republic has this article about sexual harassment in elementary and middle schools. Of course our friend Andrew Thomas weighs in with his nutty puritanical two cents.
Have we really become a society that will not allow children to be children? Can we no longer react to the behavior of children in prudent manner that reflects the child's development? Why can't we accept that boys will be rambunctious at times without diagnosing them with ADHD? Are we so afraid of sexuality that we feel we must consider criminal sexual abuse charges for middle school boys "patting girls bottoms".
Kids test boundaries. They must be taught proper behavior, but this is not the way. I find this particular topic very discouraging for the future of our society. Children raised under these sorts of rules will make for very unusual citizens...
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