9-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Calling Teacher ‘Cute’

[Stronger]

A nine-year-old North Carolina boy has been suspended from school for telling his teacher she was cute. Chiquita Lockett, the boy’s mother, was called into the principal’s office at Brookside Elementary, because her son committed an act of “sexual harassment.”

Officially, the boy was suspended for “inappropriate behavior” after making “inappropriate statements;” stated a spokeswoman for the school district.

Outraged by the overly exuberant penalty for stating the teacher was cute; Lockett stated; “it’s not like he went up to the woman and tried to grab her or touch her in a sexual way. So why would he be suspended for two days?”

The boy’s suspension came on the heels of a Massachusetts elementary school investigation of sexual harassment. A boy in that school struck another boy in the groin. That child was only seven years old and his mother states he was only trying to defend himself.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/11031243-9yearold-boy-suspended-for-calling-teacher-cute

Yikes teacher cant take a complement? Suspended for a dumb reason.

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[Magus]

For dumb people.

[Sugaree]

It's a compliment. What else happened? Did he want her to bend over for a spanking and to call him daddy? Getting bent out of shape over a compliment, god damn.

[Jess]

how the hell is this sexual harassment? he is freaking 9 years old for heaven's sake.

this is a stupid punishment.

[Emiil]

lol :)
americans.....

[Peace God]

Now in my younger days I used to sport a shaaagggg
When I went to school I carried lunch in a bag
With an apple for my teacher cause I knew Id get a kiss
Always got mad when the class was dismissed
But when it was in session, I always had a question
I would raise my hand to make her stagger to my desk and
Help me with my problem, it was never much
Just a trick, to smell her scent and try to sneak a touch
Oh, how I wish I could hold her hand and give her a hug
She was married to the man, he was a thug,
His name was lee, he drove a z,
Hed pick her up from school promptly at three oclock
I was on her jock, yes indeedy I wrote graffiti on the bus
First Id write her name then carve a plus,
With my name last, on the looking glass,
I seen her yesterday but still I had to let her pass

She keeps on passin' me byyyy...(chorus 4x)


Poor kid. What kind of sick lesson are they trying to teach him? Are they trying to destroy his confidence?

[butty_92]

How ridiculous!

[Njathind]

Hmmmm, it seems like the school is taking things to seriouse. Two sexual harrasment cases, goodness me.

[Slytherin_Prince]

This is where we've come to? Suspending 9 year olds for "sexual harassment"?
The kid most likely didn't really mean too much with it, and even if he did, he's 9! He's supposed to learn from his mistakes, not made an example of.
People should just calm down, and just teach the kid not to do it again, instead of absurd punishments like this. It's ridiculous.
If they diverted half the attention they spend on hyperbolically punishing a 9 year old to cases that actually require more immediate attention, there wouldn't even BE problems like this.
This, to me, seems like an arbitrary show of power. Making an example out of a kid, just to warn others.

As to the other boy, aged 7, so he realized that a man's weak spot is between his legs.
Big deal. It'll be of use when he grows up, in the very least.

Most sincerely,
Robert.

[bigjohnson]

lol what you going to do about it

[Elenin]

Seems like school officials are getting out of hand these days with simple acts of affection (refer to Fort Myers incident).

[antiabort]

The teacher should be fired.

[User Deleted]

People get in trouble for stupid reasons. Once in second grade I went to the principals for farting too much, where I was immediately dismissed back to class... I think people shouldn't teach young kids unless they have an above average tolerance.

[Djentleman]

Bet she isn't going to have people complimenting her for a while.

[Mutah]

Bet she isn't going to have people complimenting her for a while.

*Ba dum tss*

[Cole881]

I live right beside Brookside, its total bull crap! I mean dang me and my friends still call our techers sexy, and hey i think they like it lol. Thats the most stupidest thing ive ever heard of, just pure stupidity! What in the world is our world coming to? Next thing is if you look at a teacher, you'll get suspended, charged for sexual harassment and make national news! Whatever just let the stupid kill stupid lol.

[littlechief]

Thankfully, it's been overturned.

I just saw an article on Yahoo news that said so.

Also, the principal who suspended him, resigned.

[Djentleman]

Thankfully, it's been overturned.

I just saw an article on Yahoo news that said so.

Also, the principal who suspended him, resigned.

Well that's a relief. Looks like the world has returned to a lesser chaotic and corrupt order.

[xDarkAngelx]

Seriously, sexual harassment!?!
A harmless comment taken too seriously.

[bigjohnson]

i dont see how this is sexual harrasssment but i woould fight it.

[Foamy]

lol :)
americans.....

Yup. We're in-fucking-sane, aren't we?

Oh yeah, doesn't EVERYONE get a crush on a teacher at some point anyway?
Geez.

[Clawhammer]

Without stupid people like this, life would be boring. First time I've heard of a 9-year-old sexually harassing an adult.

[Blueturtle]

How stupid :)

[canadaski]

I once had a kid in my class when I was 14. He said something along the lines of "yeah, but not as beautiful as you." She responded by saying "awww, thank you that's so sweet."

[dominic1298]

fist thing that came into my mind was "americans these days..."

[MaliciousBunface]

I miss the ridiculous articles displayed here :3

And the punishment, just wth? >_> Poor kid.

[Efflorescence]

America makes such a fuss on trivial things but fails to address things which are bigger and more crucial...*sigh*

[Jean Poutine]

"hey miss, you're cute"

"HOW DARE YOU OBJECTIFY ME BY CALLING ME CUTE, YOU PATRIARCAL PIG, I WILL SEND YOU TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE RIGHT AWAY, I'M TIRED OF THIS ANDROCENTRIC SOCIETY, I WANT A NEW WORLD ORDER AND YOU SHALL BE THE FIRST TO HAVE A TASTE OF A TRULY EQUAL SOCIETY"

"what's a patriarcal?"

[Ihaveleftforever]

lol :)
americans.....

Dumb americans*

[Carlyle]

I don't get how this is sexual harassment, he was merely complimenting his teacher. This is the kind of thing that makes me sad to live in America.

[antiabort]

They're mad cuz of all his swag.

[pridepancakes21]

That is insane! :eek:

[jockguy14]

Yea not very cool...

[Foamy]

That year I was around nine/ten I could've done so many worse things than tht anyway. Society sucks.

[WoShiDavid95]

That teacher is way too uptight and must learn to take a compliment... furthermore he's only 9 years old >_>