I'm Seriously Under the Gun Work-Wise. . .

But I couldn't let this go by without a post. Last year a 7 year old boy in Louisiana was sent to the principal's office for explaining to another student that his mom was a lesbian. The teacher who sent the boy to the principal's office is now suing the boy's mother for defamation. Makes perfect sense to me. Here's a little more about the story:

According to his mother "the incident began when her son, Marcus McLaurin, was waiting in line to go to recess when a classmate asked him about his mother and father. He responded that he didn’t have a mother and father; instead he has two mothers. When the other child asked why, Marcus told him that it was because his mother is gay. The other child then asked what that meant, and Marcus explained, 'Gay is when a girl likes another girl.'"

Terry Bethea scolded Marcus in front of his classmates after overhearing the exchange and sent him to the principal's office instead of to recess. He had to come to school early the following week to write lines--"I will never use the word 'gay' in school again."

At the principal's office, the boy had to sign a "Student Behavorial Contract," as seen below, explaining what he did "wrong."



If it wasn't for the general social dysfunction that homeschooling usually causes, I would do it in a heartbeat. When I have kids, that is.