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cali

(114,904 posts) Fri Oct 10, 2014, 05:54 PM Oct 2014

5-year-old forced to sign “suicide contract”

An Alabama mother is furious that her 5-year-old daughter was forced to sign a school contract stating she wouldn’t kill herself or anyone else at school.

School officials told Rebecca, who did not want to give her last name, they had to send 5-year-old Elizabeth home after an incident in class.

“They told me she drew something that resembled a gun. According to them she pointed a crayon at another student and said ‘pew pew’,” Rebecca explained.

Rebecca says her daughter was then given a questionnaire to evaluate her for suicidal thoughts and given a Mobile County Public School safety contract to sign stating she wouldn’t kill herself or others.

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http://ksn.com/2014/10/09/5-year-old-forced-to-sign-suicide-contract/

stupid strutting its stuff.

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5-year-old forced to sign “suicide contract” (Original Post) cali Oct 2014 OP

Wow, so normal stuff when I was growing up is a threat to society now? Rex Oct 2014 #1

These morons don't realize TlalocW Oct 2014 #2

Really bad article...all from what the mother says happened... joeybee12 Oct 2014 #3

OMG This country lost its mind diabeticman Oct 2014 #4

There is an incredible overreaction to things like SheilaT Oct 2014 #5

Rex

(65,616 posts)

1. Wow, so normal stuff when I was growing up is a threat to society now?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 05:56 PM

Oct 2014

How sad.

TlalocW

(15,383 posts)

2. These morons don't realize

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 05:58 PM

Oct 2014

That saying, "Pew-pew," indicates you're shooting a lasergun, which can be set to stun.

TlalocW

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

3. Really bad article...all from what the mother says happened...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 06:02 PM

Oct 2014

It could be true, but she could be like that mother who said the school said her son sexually harassed another 5-year-old, when the school never said any such thing...schools can be stupid, parents can lie...I'd like to see a more complete article about this.

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)

4. OMG This country lost its mind

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 06:17 PM

Oct 2014

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

5. There is an incredible overreaction to things like

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 06:25 PM

Oct 2014

this anymore.

Now, I'm as opposed to guns as anyone can be and not walk around foaming at the mouth all the time about them. I never bought my sons toy guns when they were growing up. That's how much of a nutcase on the topic I am.

However, it's possible they played with toy guns at friends' houses -- I'd have to ask them. I didn't try that hard to monitor what they did outside the home. But playing with toy guns isn't the end of the world, and drawing a gun or making the gun shape with your hand and some sort of shooting noise is NOT evidence the kid wants to shoot anyone. Sheesh.

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