2nd-grader sent home for Jesus crucifix drawing

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How seriously should we take children’s doodles? According to the AP, a Mass. school sent an 8-year-old boy home and ordered him to undergo a psychological evaluation after the child – when asked to make a Christmas drawing – drew a stick figure of Jesus on a cross. The child’s teacher asked the class to “sketch something that reminded them of the holiday,” and the boy seemed to choose a more religious image than say, oh, Santa?

The father said in the days before the incident the family had gone to the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Attleboro, where there are crucifixion statues."That was fresh on his mind," he said. "And that was a good thing that he saw."

The child’s father is currently waiting for an apology from the school, which he thinks overreacted. (The school, however, refutes the claim and insists the image circulated to the media is not the one they confiscated).

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Leave the children alone. These adults are taking everything too far.

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Reply#1 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:12 PM EST
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It troubles me that of all places, a governmental establishment, although it is part of the local government, went this far! Did they forget that this country is founded on Christian principles? I do believe, that on every piece of U.S. currency that we handle it says "In GOD we trust." I fully understand the difference between Church and State, however, this is a violation of that young mans Constitutional Rights! I am sure that there are children breaking real rules on a daily basis, in which every school has them, but they are not sent home unless they are overly disruptive. I am willing to campaign and help the family of my young brother to get the apology and everything else that they are entitled to have as a result of this unfounded action!

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Reply#2 - Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:12 AM EST

Are these teacher crazy are they forgetting that, that is what Christmas is suppose to about. I believe they the teachers should be the ones evaluated.

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Reply#3 - Fri Nov 5, 2010 1:38 PM EDT
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