Now we all know about Amanda Todd. We know the details of her life and the circumstances to her tragic suicide. But we are all (for the most part anyway) adults and capable of forming our own opinions and grasping the severity of suicide.
The point of this thread, you ask? I was reading my 8 year old, 3 grade son's homework agenda and stumbled across a printed out news article of the Amanda Todd story and an outline for a 'news report' project for his social studies class.
He's 8 ...
Now, I am somewhat livid that this is being discussed at length with my child. Children, imo, don't have the mental capabilities of fully grasping these things. Aside from that, they attend Catholic school and suicide is a mortal sin, one of the worst, (my religious beliefs are not up for debate btw, I am merely stating this as part of my shock that they are making this subject so accessible to small children) so the fact that they are discussing this without even consulting parents is shocking to me.
I agree bullying is wrong and should be dealt with and tolerance taught at a young age, but I am pissed off that my son knows she sent tit pics at 13 and killed herself.
Do I go into the school and throw a tantrum or am I over reacting?
The point of this thread, you ask? I was reading my 8 year old, 3 grade son's homework agenda and stumbled across a printed out news article of the Amanda Todd story and an outline for a 'news report' project for his social studies class.
He's 8 ...
Now, I am somewhat livid that this is being discussed at length with my child. Children, imo, don't have the mental capabilities of fully grasping these things. Aside from that, they attend Catholic school and suicide is a mortal sin, one of the worst, (my religious beliefs are not up for debate btw, I am merely stating this as part of my shock that they are making this subject so accessible to small children) so the fact that they are discussing this without even consulting parents is shocking to me.
I agree bullying is wrong and should be dealt with and tolerance taught at a young age, but I am pissed off that my son knows she sent tit pics at 13 and killed herself.
Do I go into the school and throw a tantrum or am I over reacting?
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