Re: Should Louisa be allowed to continue openly with the student newspaper as a faculty columnist? -- Boston Public Forum

[ VoyUser Login optional ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, [8], 9 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 00:52:14 11/30/01 Fri
Author: Clare
Subject: Re: Should Louisa be allowed to continue openly with the student newspaper as a faculty columnist?
In reply to: Mella 's message, "Should Louisa be allowed to continue openly with the student newspaper as a faculty columnist?" on 22:22:26 11/29/01 Thu

>(!)
>No matter what people would like to think teenagers
>are sexually active. So why shouldnt they know how to
>deal with problems. I mean if they are asking the
>questions that means they need to be answered. Maybe
>theys houdl have it that it remains annoymous and each
>article has to go through the principle. Also she
>could write at the bottom of each article that the
>best cure is no sex.

It's not that we don't think kids are sexually active. The question is whether this kind of thing belongs in a school newspaper. Personally, I don't think it does. In the real world (which this isn't), the school would be opening itself up to lawsuits. Even with the disclaimer you suggest.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: Should Louisa be allowed to continue openly with the student newspaper as a faculty columnist? -- Wakener, 19:51:58 12/09/01 Sun

[ VoyUser Login ] Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
* Notice: Posting problems? [ Click here ]
* HTML allowed in marked fields.
Message subject (required):

Name (required):

Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>>(!) >>No matter what people would like to think teenagers >>are sexually active. So why shouldnt they know how to >>deal with problems. I mean if they are asking the >>questions that means they need to be answered. Maybe >>theys houdl have it that it remains annoymous and each >>article has to go through the principle. Also she >>could write at the bottom of each article that the >>best cure is no sex. > >It's not that we don't think kids are sexually active. > The question is whether this kind of thing belongs in >a school newspaper. Personally, I don't think it >does. In the real world (which this isn't), the >school would be opening itself up to lawsuits. Even >with the disclaimer you suggest.
Choose Message Icon: [ View Emoticons ]

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-4
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums^(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2008 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.