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Originally Posted by lynn P.
AkAngel - I respect your opinion and I'm open to all views. In my original post I was more concerned about the boy being welcomed to touch the girl on the bus and this has happened before. There are grade 4,5,6,7 and 8 on the bus and I don't think it's right to have this happening on a school bus, where younger children can see this. I don't think I was over zealous in calling the school because it's very inappropriate behavior.
Regarding the Facebook photos. Yes I know it's normal to wear a bikini on the beach but these weren't beach photos and anyone could copy the pictures. I'm sure many parents are fine with their tweens wearing a bikini on the beach but not posted on Facebook. I haven't decided whether I'll tell the school about Facebook. I was considering it, only because it represents a problem with this girls home life - supervision. This girl has been having repetitive problems at school and its rumored she's had sex at the back of the school. Groping shouldn't be allowed on a school bus therefore, I feel justified in calling the school. Who know's maybe next time a boy will decide to touch my daughter because they think it's okay.
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You and I share a view that this is very sad; we're not that far away in our thinking (and I quit smoking 58 hours ago so my thinking may not be very good right now). I agree that children shouldn't be subjected to having to witness sexual behavior at such young ages, but they do and what happened on the bus is such a small insignificant part of it. The internet, television in general not to mention MTV or VH1, advertisements, etc.
Young boys are not the brightest creatures on the planet but, having been one, I'm pretty sure that a girl letting them touch her breast doesn't translate to them thinking that it's now okay to touch a girls breast who doesn't let you. As a matter of fact, I'd be more concerned in todays day and age, that they would shun one who wouldn't.
Anyway, I admire and respect both your opinion and your desire to keep, not only your child, but other children safe and far from harm - I'm just not sure that this particular campaign is going to have the desired results.