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Happy Hoosier

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3. OFFS....

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2024, 09:29 AM

Sep 18

Great... now kids won't say ANYTHING if delay at all for fear of having waited too long. Do people actually consier the consequences? This pisses me off. That kid should be praised, not punished.

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11-year-old suspended for waiting too long to report classmate had bullet [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Sep 18 OP

I get the school's concern, but it probably would have encouraged more kids to speak up if they made the boy Silent Type Sep 18 #1

That's one hell of a heavy burden to place on a 11-year-old. Can't get the adults to do the right thing about gun Solly Mack Sep 18 #2

OFFS.... Happy Hoosier Sep 18 #3

We do love punishing people for doing the right thing almost sarisataka Sep 18 #4

Let me get this right... TommyT139 Sep 18 #5