tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post403845203014452473..comments2024-03-18T20:00:47.729-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Brokeback Lawsuit InsanitySam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3610498346246909632007-05-15T19:44:00.000-05:002007-05-15T19:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for taking time to make further comment. M...Thanks for taking time to make further comment. Mistakes were definitely made by the district and the teacher by showing the movie without parental permission. That's hard to argue with, and I personally do think that the grandparents are kidding themselves if they really believe that they are protecting their granddaughter by filing what I consider to be a frivolous lawsuit like this one. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56632328488226060242007-05-15T18:12:00.000-05:002007-05-15T18:12:00.000-05:00Sorry for the comment bombardment... I just wanted...Sorry for the comment bombardment... I just wanted to say now that I've read the comments that I hope the juxtaposition of my first comment and Rebecca's didn't seem like I was reacting to her comment about homeschooling. I didn't even see it. And I homeschooled my kids for a couple years, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7004337196587928602007-05-15T18:08:00.000-05:002007-05-15T18:08:00.000-05:00I guess I could try to say it again.Public schools...I guess I could try to say it again.<BR/><BR/>Public schools have age-appropriate policies about what movies can be shown. The most relaxed schools simply have a rule like "Nothing above PG" for middle schools and "Nothing above PG-13" for high schools. The more lawsuit-paranoid schools have forms teachers have to submit to get every movie they might want to show approved by the school board or aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-75563531064540894242007-05-15T17:59:00.000-05:002007-05-15T17:59:00.000-05:00Argh, I left a LONG comment about the policies mos...Argh, I left a LONG comment about the policies most schools have about movies and my own experiences. And it apparently didn't save! Oh well.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-8853348562428130092007-05-15T17:20:00.000-05:002007-05-15T17:20:00.000-05:00bybee, I know what you mean. Both my daughters ar...bybee, I know what you mean. Both my daughters are school teachers and I know exactly what you mean. Today's world is filled with parents who want no responsibility for raising their own children but who want to complain about the efforts of others to do the job for them. It's a sad old world...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-86605156412308431062007-05-15T17:18:00.000-05:002007-05-15T17:18:00.000-05:00Stefanie, I expect that you are right about that. ...Stefanie, I expect that you are right about that. Most grandparents, myself included, would be shocked to find out just what our grandkids already know about the world and what they are exposed to everyday.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-44181709073765344142007-05-15T01:02:00.000-05:002007-05-15T01:02:00.000-05:00That teacher was a complete idiot if she really th...That teacher was a complete idiot if she really thought "what happens in Ms. ______'s class stays in Ms. _______'s class." Students like to talk. Even at the university level. I don't trust any of them as far as I can throw them, and the first and last rule of the day for any teacher, sub or otherwise, is CYA.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of pyschological distress, my history teacher showed a documentaryBybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33256770851889750162007-05-14T20:57:00.000-05:002007-05-14T20:57:00.000-05:00Hm, I'll bet it was the gradnparents who suffered ...Hm, I'll bet it was the gradnparents who suffered the psychological distress when they had to try and answer the girl's questions about the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-29813885785912143542007-05-14T16:37:00.000-05:002007-05-14T16:37:00.000-05:00Dew, I suspect that you are right about the young ...Dew, I suspect that you are right about the young lady being a bit on the outside looking in as the result of this thing. 12-year-olds can be tough on anyone in the herd who appears to be even a little different from the rest. She's likely having a tough time.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-82136833419120113612007-05-14T16:35:00.000-05:002007-05-14T16:35:00.000-05:00Rebecca, one other thing...I admire the fact that ...Rebecca, one other thing...<BR/><BR/>I admire the fact that you are homeschooling your children. That is very hard work and it's the best way to instill the values in your children that are important to you as a family.<BR/><BR/>But any child in public school is going to be exposed to multiple values...or even a lack of values in some cases. Common sense doesn't seem to be in evidence (at leastSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-65378642668156225092007-05-14T16:33:00.000-05:002007-05-14T16:33:00.000-05:00Rebecca, I'm not condoning the way that this happe...Rebecca, I'm not condoning the way that this happened. Permission slips should definitely have been gathered for each child in the class. Those in charge did wrong and should pay the price by being disciplined in whatever manner the school district sees fit. But getting some vulture lawyer involved in the mix is just as wrong, IMO. I just can't see it.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-27115662060080233202007-05-14T16:25:00.000-05:002007-05-14T16:25:00.000-05:00Matt, the school system messed up by allowing this...Matt, the school system messed up by allowing this to happen, IMO, and the teacher/s involved need to be reprimanded if they didn't follow school policy. Parents should have been notified beforehand, and alternative activities should have been provided for students who declined to watch the film. But a $500,000 lawsuit is ludicrous.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37357032843044420172007-05-14T16:23:00.000-05:002007-05-14T16:23:00.000-05:00baabaanne, I have to think that the young lady in ...baabaanne, I have to think that the young lady in question is extremely sheltered. It appears that she's being raised by her grandparents, probably products of the sixties, themesleves, so maybe they are reacting in opposition to the times in which they grew up. I'm not criticizing their beliefs (and they should have been warned that this movie was going to be shown), only the fact that they Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-38062206090442025312007-05-14T14:31:00.000-05:002007-05-14T14:31:00.000-05:00Oh, and by the way, what those parents are buying ...Oh, and by the way, what those parents are buying with their lawsuit is ostracization for their daughter for the rest of her time in school. Sad they didn't consider her social life. Maybe she's going to be homeschooled now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90537572360196304942007-05-14T14:24:00.000-05:002007-05-14T14:24:00.000-05:00I don't think they are over reacting. why should ...I don't think they are over reacting. why should a 12 yr old be able to see a rated R movie in school that shows homosexuals having sex? No it doens't show nakedness, it doesn't need to, the first sex scene in that movie is very upsetting and I'm an adult. What the teacher did is criminal and I would also press charges and even sue, not to get money but to punish the ones who allowed this to ~Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421737960109561382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6436267943411096112007-05-14T09:10:00.000-05:002007-05-14T09:10:00.000-05:00I also don't understand why they were showing Brok...I also don't understand why they were showing <I>Brokeback Mountain</I>, or why they were showing an R rated movie without parent permission. In high school I had to get parent permission to watch an R rated movie after school hours.<BR/><BR/>At the same time it's absolutely ridiculous what these grandparents are doing. Everyone wants a quick way to make a bunch of money, and everyone in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12627689648213343252007-05-14T09:06:00.000-05:002007-05-14T09:06:00.000-05:00Everything about this situation confounds me. That...Everything about this situation confounds me. That must be one sheltered 12-year-old. And we used to watch Shakespeare, native American Indian tribal customs, and other strictly educational films when I was in school. Of course, I was in eight grade before the invention of fire, and I know that lots has changed! But why Brokeback Mountain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-55355232858285650832007-05-14T07:20:00.000-05:002007-05-14T07:20:00.000-05:00We do, indeed, Nick. On top of that, there are lo...We do, indeed, Nick. On top of that, there are lots of lawyers who take cases based entirely on contingency fees...very little, if anything, paid to them up front, with all of their money coming from taking up to 50% of what they win in some misguided lawsuit.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-29858805201023962332007-05-14T03:29:00.000-05:002007-05-14T03:29:00.000-05:00Americans seem to love giving money to lawyers :)Americans seem to love giving money to lawyers :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com