Christian School Can Expel Lesbians

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I'm going to chime in with a few thoughts that I had. They are a private Christian school and they have the right to set the standards of conduct for their students. They are well within their rights to expel these students. I assume they're fair and would expel straight students who fornicate also, so it's perfectly fair. I do wonder what measures were taken to restore the students before expulsion. I'd hope they were counseled and encouraged in the Lord and given room to repent; though God knows they'd continue to struggle with same sex attraction afterward. Some things would have to remain private relating to the girls if they, or one of them, desired to stay seeing same sex attraction doesn't just "go away". I wonder what role the parents played in this? Did they encourage the girls or did they seek to persuade the girls to repent and be restored?

I don't know. Those are my initial thoughts.

I didn't read the article (and I probably should), but I know kids can also say/do things just for shock value or because they think it's cool. Hopefully it was investigated thoroughly for context and good judgment's sake.

I would be curious as to the reaction of the parents, and if they encouraged the behavior or found out about it at the same time the school did!

[Hoovie]

Miss Bratti,

It sounds like you do well in homeschooling. Our socialization/routines are very much like yours. Like most aspects of homeschooling, socialization is intentional as well. The nice thing about it is having the flexibility to make it happen.

This afternoon my seven year old asked me to take her to the Post Office. The lady asked if she was out of school because of the weather. Grace said, "No, for my writing project I wrote this letter to some missionaries in Scotland, and that is what I need postage for." I was one proud daddy.

My wife had reservations about homeschooling at first (she was a private school fan) but she is really liking it now - five years into it.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

Miss Bratti,

It sounds like you do well in homeschooling. Our socialization/routines are very much like yours. Like most aspects of homeschooling, socialization is intentional as well. The nice thing about it is having the flexibility to make it happen.

This afternoon my seven year old asked me to take her to the Post Office. The lady asked if she was out of school because of the weather. Grace said, "No, for my writing project I wrote this letter to some missionaries in Scotland, and that is what I need postage for." I was one proud daddy.

My wife had reservations about homeschooling at first (she was a private school fan) but she is really liking it now - five years into it.

Isn't that great?

I like how you put it: "Socialization is intentional."

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Isn't that great?

I like how you put it: "Socialization is intentional."

I do think that is great - though I also would hope they would be able to thrive in a less-controlled environment down the road. Not all socialization is going to be good. People are idiots. There are plenty of people I'd rather not socialize with, but that's life. I realize that you are speaking more to socialization opportunities - which I understand.

[Tina]

Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

I do think that is great - though I also would hope they would be able to thrive in a less-controlled environment down the road. Not all socialization is going to be good. People are idiots. There are plenty of people I'd rather not socialize with, but that's life. I realize that you are speaking more to socialization opportunities - which I understand.

For those kinds of socialization opportunities for homeschooled children, all a parent has to do it take them to Walmart for the Black Friday or after Christmas sales events.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Tina

For those kinds of socialization opportunities for homeschooled children, all a parent has to do it take them to Walmart for the Black Friday or after Christmas sales events.

I made the STUPID, stupid, STUPID decision to take my children shopping for after-Christmas sales. (To the mall.) It wasn't so bad when we arrived, but when we left (read: TRIED to leave), it was a MADHOUSE. We were stuck in mall traffic for over an hour, people honking their horns, yelling at one another, ugh! It was awful. I will NOT do that again.

BUT...the kids got to see me remain relatively calm in the midst of a storm. (My mother was another story--she kept getting upset with me for letting people turn in front of me--LOL!!!!)