Kid suspended for singing "I'm sexy and I know it" to a girl
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[quote]AURORA, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy was suspended from his suburban Denver school for three days after school officials said he told a girl "I'm sexy and I know it," a line from a popular song.
D'Avonte Meadows, a first-grader at Sable Elementary School in Aurora, is accused of sexual harassment and disrupting other students, according to a letter the school district sent to his mother after he was sent home Wednesday.
School officials issued a statement saying they couldn't discuss the case, but they pointed out a school board policy that defines sexual harassment as any unwelcome sexual advance. There is no age limit.
The Aurora Police Department said it was not involved in the case because laws only cover children ages 10 and older.
D'Avonte's mother, Stephanie Meadows, said her son doesn't know the meaning of sexual harassment and it's the second time he has gotten in trouble for quoting "Sexy and I Know It." The song by the duo LMFAO was at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart for two weeks in January.
"I'm just, I'm floored," Stephanie Meadows told KMGH-TV ( ). "They're going to look at him like he's a pervert. And it's like, that's not fair to him." [URL]http://bit.ly/KaXY7f[/URL]
The Associated Press could not locate the Meadows family for comment.
Aurora Public Schools issued a statement Thursday saying it is trying to provide an equal learning environment for all students.
"We have policies and protocol in place to prevent any disruption to the learning environment. Due to privacy laws, we are unable to discuss appropriate disciplinary consequences about a specific student," wrote spokeswoman Paula Hans.
Denver attorney Craig Silverman said elementary school students have the same rights to free speech as adults as long as they understand and follow the rules. He said school policies should allow for exceptions.
"Sometimes when you go to a zero-tolerance policy, you end up with a zero-sense policy," he said.
D'Avonte's suspension comes as the Colorado Legislature considers a measure that would eliminate zero-tolerance discipline policies related to violence and weapons that were enacted after the Columbine High School shootings.
It's a response to cases in which students have been punished for bringing fake guns or butter knives to school and doesn't address sexual harassment policies. However, Sen. Linda Newell, the bill's sponsor, said the measure would also direct school districts to consider alternative forms of discipline, such as remediation decided by a student's peers, in all kinds of discipline cases.
The bill has passed the state Senate and is awaiting action by the full House.
Lawmakers who worked on the measure say zero-tolerance policies have disrupted too many students' education for minor offenses.
As examples, lawmakers have cited Colorado students who were referred to police for trying to break up a fight or having a replica gun on school grounds.
They also point to cases such as at least two in Florida in which girls, 10 and 11 years old at the time, were arrested for allegedly bringing a plastic butter knife and a small kitchen knife to school.
Under Colorado's Senate Bill 46, the only cause for mandatory expulsion would be bringing a real firearm to school.[/quote]
Source: [URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/colorado-boy-6-suspended-_n_1478119.html[/URL]
I doubt he even knows what the hell that song means.
Zero-tolerance is utter bullshit.
Now a days you'll get suspended for the stupidest shit. School policies are becoming extremely strict and some of the suspensions are clearly stupid. 'Sexy' isn't even vulgar language in the first place. That's like calling a girl 'pretty', how the fuck is that sexual harassment?
Too much LMFAO i guess..
He's 6 come on what, he clearly didn't mean it with intent of sexual harassment.
Why is a 6 year old even listening to LMFAO?
Thank god we have used our resources to bring this truly psychopathic criminal to justice. I'm sure the school, and society in general, is a million times better off now.
What the fuck, The kid did nothing wrong.
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;35849123]Why is a 6 year old even listening to LMFAO?[/QUOTE]
He probably wasn't even listening to it directly. If you read the article, it was on the billboard top 100 hits for two weeks which means it was probably playing on the radio.
Not to mention older kids singing the song and he thought it'd make him cool or something.
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;35849123]Why is a 6 year old even listening to LMFAO?[/QUOTE]
Why the fuck not? It's one of the more safer songs compared to most that's popular these days. Actually I'd say LMFAO is good for almost all ages.
Suspension isn't enough. He should be registered as a sex offender for life.
[QUOTE=The First 11'er;35849109]Now a days you'll get suspended for the stupidest shit. School policies are becoming extremely strict and some of the suspensions are clearly stupid. 'Sexy' isn't even vulgar language in the first place. That's like calling a girl 'pretty', how the fuck is that sexual harassment?[/QUOTE]
And he didn't even say it to her.
At least he didn't get tasered.
He's probably mimicking the older kids doing that to girls, or someone told him to do it.
Edit: Also they only said he was quoting the song. I'm guessing he saw the Super Bowl M&M Ad and mimicked the "wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle" part.
I am LMFAO'ing that zero tolerance crap they got going on. Besides, I would be happy to be that kid because you get free days off because the school board actually knows less that 1st graders.
Really unnecessary
[quote], is accused of sexual harassment and disrupting other students,[/quote]
Oh man, I guess these days mentioning you have a dick can be considered as sexual harassment.
[QUOTE=The First 11'er;35849109]Now a days you'll get suspended for the stupidest shit. School policies are becoming extremely strict and some of the suspensions are clearly stupid. 'Sexy' isn't even vulgar language in the first place. That's like calling a girl 'pretty', how the fuck is that sexual harassment?[/QUOTE]
Depends on the school.
A friend of mine had a 1 week suspension because he beat the living shit out of a guy's face for talking smack about his girl. That was an ok punishment.
Although, he also got suspended once after a teacher grabbed him because he went to close a window and just waved at someone outside. That was pure bullshit from the council that protected the teacher and suspended him for a disruption and "assault" caused by the teacher.
Kids in my class also set fire to things and stole shit, and they didn't even get suspended.
Yet this 6 year old says something that isn't even hurtful or towards someone and its harassment.
What the fuck.
Surprised none of the parents or someone in the school have been like yet "OMG GET THESE LMFAO BASTARDS OFF THE RADIO THEY'RE POISONING OUR YOUTH"
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35849214]Oh man, I guess these days mentioning you have a dick can be considered as sexual harassment.[/QUOTE]
Nope, thats straight up rape.
/feminism :v:
[QUOTE=dass;35849223]Depends on the school.
A friend of mine had a 1 week suspension because he beat the living shit out of a guy's face for talking smack about his girl. That was an ok punishment.
Although, he also got suspended once after a teacher grabbed him because he went to close a window and just waved at someone outside. That was pure bullshit from the council that protected the teacher and suspended him for a disruption and "assault" caused by the teacher.
Kids in my class also set fire to things and stole shit, and they didn't even get suspended.
Yet this 6 year old says something that isn't even hurtful or towards someone and its harassment.
What the fuck.[/QUOTE]
Here in the Northwest it's exactly like this. In fact, I got ISS for 3 fucking days for eating a cookie right when the first bell strung.
How are suspensions a form of punishment or anything? It's a free legit holiday time. Did something bad? Here, take this free vacation.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35849264]How are suspensions a form of punishment or anything? It's a free legit holiday time. Did something bad? Here, take this free vacation.[/QUOTE]
Sure doesn't look good in any application.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35849264]How are suspensions a form of punishment or anything? It's a free legit holiday time. Did something bad? Here, take this free vacation.[/QUOTE]
The kid will never get a job now because it's on his permanent record that he started sexually harassing bitches at six. HIS LIFE IS OVER
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35849151]Why the fuck not? It's one of the more safer songs compared to most that's popular these days. Actually I'd say LMFAO is good for almost all ages.[/QUOTE]
Better than pop bitches saying they came after being fucked by a truck and faggots going "YO I GOT A CAR, I GOT BLING, I GOT MONEY, I GOT FINE BITCHES, I PROBABLY GOT AIDS ASWELL, BUT I'M SWAG GANGSTA NIGGA"
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;35849123]Why is a 6 year old even listening to LMFAO?[/QUOTE]
Because it's on the radio and on tv and fucking everywhere? It's not even a little bit of a stretch that some 6 year old would hear it and like it.
[QUOTE='Rain [Amber];35849280']The kid will never get a job now because it's on his permanent record that he started sexually harassing bitches at six. HIS LIFE IS OVER[/QUOTE]
Serves him right for sexualizing women. That shameless bastard.
[QUOTE=The First 11'er;35849278]Sure doesn't look good in any application.[/QUOTE]
Who the hell puts your suspension lists on your applications?
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35849301]Who the hell puts your suspension lists on your applications?[/QUOTE]
Schools scare you by saying future employees will call them to ask for a copy of your permanent record or something like that when in reality hardly any employees care unless you got suspended for trying to stab someone in the face or something.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35849301]Who the hell puts your suspension lists on your applications?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE='Rain [Amber];35849342']Schools scare you by saying future employees will call them to ask for a copy of your permanent record or something like that when in reality hardly any employees care unless you got suspended for trying to stab someone in the face or something.[/QUOTE]
It goes on your permanent record, but some colleges don't even bother with it unless they're pretty damn good.
[QUOTE='Rain [Amber];35849342']Schools scare you by saying future employees will call them to ask for a copy of your permanent record or something like that when in reality hardly any employees care unless you got suspended for trying to stab someone in the face or something.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like a joke. What kind of employer will call up school to find out some records of a person who's now 18+. Waste of time. That's what crime records are for.
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