saintmichaeldefendthem
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That's called peer pressure and it's as old as time. You're not going to change it.According to the news story, the 3rd grader was being teased, taunted, and called derogatory names because he was effeminate. That's intolerance.You need to understand what tolerance means. It doesn't mean accepting or befriending. It doesn't require a conversation. If you have to work along side of someone you are tolerating, it doesn't mean going to lunch and sharing a smoke break. You tolerate them.But where does that end? If a kid is white in a class of blacks should the other kids avoid the white kid? If a kid has bright red hair in a sea of brown does that mean the kid should be avoided because some kids are uncomfortable? General tolerance should be taught. In the work place you can't avoid the gay guy because you're uncomfortable, you have to work along side of him. School is preparation for the work place so work place values should apply.If that difference is affecting others, yes. It's like a kid who shits his pants then demands that all the other kids put their noses to his ass and smell it.So what you're saying is isolate the little pervert because he's different.If a child is in a class with a boy that is so effeminate that the child is made uncomfortable, just teach the normal kid to avoid the budding pervert. Not to bully them or tease them. Just avoid them. No child should have to accept the attentions of a little pervert.
If a child's behavior is making other children uncomfortable that child should be avoided.