School Bans the Dictionary

[greatandfoolish]

a what?

a bong and a blitz?

[Zilong]

Come on, looking through the dictionary for dirty entries is a time-honored tradition among kids. I definitely did it when I was a kid, and it was awesome, like you were getting away with something but not really doing anything wrong.

Vulva

good times

[Diamicles]

I think the type of parent that would complain would probably not be getting oral sex either

truf

[aduidarnenye]

Yeah, and the article completely glossed over the fact that it was most likely going to be temporary, which in turn needlessly sensationalizes the issue. Did they do that on purpose, or was it an honest mistake? No way to know. But I have my opinions lol

Isn't that the goal of all media outlets these days? They believe that only the shocking stories get noticed. It worked, eh?

I originally saw the story on HLN news and then did a Google news search for the story. This one had the bluntest title, which is why I used it here.

[Ramor]

media + stupid parents + everyone winning stupid lawsuits = ruining everything.

[archibaldcrane]

I learned about oral sex in 5th grade.

Ya know, in the sex education class we had.

In 5th grade.

Is the parent worried about the 4th grader getting a head start?

[Gargoyle]

What I don't get is, since they offer at least three different tiers of dictionaries, the elementary, intermediary, and college level, why the school would have opted to use the college level dictionary for advanced reading level students and not the intermediary. I highly doubt their advanced readers would need the college level dictionary. There sure is a lot of stupid involved in this story.

[Pirian]

a bong and a blitz?

Pipe and a crepe?

[Yuri-G]

Isn't that the goal of all media outlets these days? They believe that only the shocking stories get noticed. It worked, eh?

I originally saw the story on HLN news and then did a Google news search for the story. This one had the bluntest title, which is why I used it here.

Yep, which is exactly why I didn't pursue the career. If I'm going to sell my integrity off, it's going to the highest bidder, and journalists mostly don't get paid shit. Mostly.

[Pirian]

Yep, which is exactly why I didn't pursue the career. If I'm going to sell my integrity off, it's going to the highest bidder, and journalists mostly don't get paid shit. Mostly.

I know what you mean, but that sentence structure seems to imply that they don't get paid badly, so they get paid well? Journalist indeed!

[Ferien]

No pictures, no graphic words (beyond "oral sex"), talk about communicable diseases, and news stories about this topic.

You obviously didn't click the "Images" link on top of the page.

[aduidarnenye]

You obviously didn't click the "Images" link on top of the page.

Well now I have to go look.

[Clash Perez]

This story reminds me of my seventh grade year at a private Christian school.

I'd said something about a condom in a side-conversation in class, and the next day I was pulled into the vice principle's office. His daughter (who was in my class) had overheard, and asked him what a condom was that night. He apparently felt that it was inappropriate that his daughter would know what a condom was at her age.

The funny part was that she was pregnant before the end of high school (10th or 11th grade if I recall correctly).