Student Suspended for Penis Costume
A kid is being suspended for three days after he appeared in an inflatable penis costume outside another school's homecoming dance.
James Watkins bought the costume last weekend and later showed up outside a dance at another High School wearing the outfit. His parents described Watkins as a straight-A student, an athlete and a "good kid" who made a mistake. They said the three-day suspension, along with a sexual harassment citation, are too severe.
"He wasn't even on his own school grounds," said Mark Watkins, his father. "Poor decision, I agree. Disciplinary action? I agree. I think they went way too far."
"The thing I felt was wrong was that they weren't giving us any rights for a first offense," said Lori Watkins, James' mother. "I don't like the sexual harassment on there. That really bothers me."
The family has spoken with representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union about possible legal action in the case. Click here to read the article.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | Permalink
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Yeah sounds like they over reacted to me too. With violent video games that are nothing but murder simulators and cultural rot hip hop lyrics which glorify every uncivil and criminal act up to and including murder, I can't see too much harm in some kid in a penis costume. He may have been just trying to illustrate that he was a "dickhead"! What the fuck is this "sexual harassment" charge by his mother though? I don't get that part. Of course minorities start shouting "racist" and gays shout "homophobe" at anyone who even looks at them in the wrong way so I suppose it's just another sign of our fucked up but exptremely p.c. times!
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