Very Sad
— Posted by John (March 21, 2007 at 4:48 pm)
Last week, the Indianapolis Star reported:
Two sixth-grade students who engaged in sexual activity during an industrial technology class have been expelled from Raymond Park Middle School, Warren Township Schools Superintendent Peggy Hinckley said Tuesday.
This is another one of those stories where I hardly know where to begin. I guess I’ll start with some general thoughts:
We live in a culture that assumes teaching abstinence is unrealistic.
If that’s true — that is, if it’s true that it’s unrealistic to expect that kids will abstain, that means it’s always unrealistic to expect that kids will abstain.
In other words, if you generally assume that kids can’t control their sexual desires, why would you assume that they can control them while they’re in school?
It’s painfully obvious that these two sixth graders who were expelled are starving for love and affection. Now that they’ve been expelled, what’s going to happen to them? Will they continue to be bounced around from school to school? Who’s going to reach out to them? Who’s going to love them?
Does anyone care?
Considering how aggressively our children are being sexualized, an incident like this one at Raymond Park Middle School should hardly come as a surprise.
Still, it’s incredibly sad.
As Mark Shea has often said: “Show me a culture that despises virginity, and I’ll show you a culture that despises children.”
Somewhat Related
- Wendy Shalit at Modestly Yours has yet another excellent post titled Double Trouble.
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mary kay says:
Rosie,
Hey girl, I’ve missed you…
How’s that baby coming?
You must be as big as a house by now…
Keep me posted.
I’ve been on Jill Staneks site alot lately.
Fiery stuff.
But I’ll check back often to see if we have our baby yet.
Mary Kay
Comment posted March 22nd, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Rosie says:
MK,
I was wondering where you were! Yes i’m as big as a house, just another week or two. At least not until Tuesday, my midwife had to go to a funeral in Arizona!!!
Comment posted March 22nd, 2007 at 7:57 pm
mary kay says:
Well,
I’ve helped birth a few babies. Call me if she doesn’t get back in time…lol.
Good luck and God bless.
MK
Comment posted March 23rd, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Sunnyday says:
6th graders? My classmates and I were busy with chinese garter and jackstones during 6th grade. Not to mention finishing our school projects in time. I don’t even know what to say about this incident…and the reaction of the school as regards notifying (or not notifying) parents is something else.
I wish the kids in the US had more adults on their side instead of feeding them wrong info and bombarding them misleading images in the media. Good to know there are groups such as GFL carrying out projects that will help them.
Hi Rosie and MK!
Comment posted March 24th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
John says:
Sunnyday said: “Good to know there are groups such as GFL carrying out projects that will help them.”
Sunnyday,
Thanks for those edifying words!
Comment posted March 26th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Rosie says:
IT’S A GIRL!!!!!!!
Hannah Ruth was born on March 24th at 8:30PM. She was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 19 3/4 inches long and a full head of black hair! So far she has blue eyes, but they are dark.
We tried for a home birth, but we ended up with C-section. I would not reccommend a C-section. It is quite painful.
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