Comments on: "Brokeback" School Viewing Draws Lawsuit

Suit Claims 12-Year-Old Suffered Psychological Distress After Watching R-Rated Film In Class

[grammawhamma]

Ok...I agree an R rated movie should not be shown in school especially to twelve year olds. But I doubt very much if this girl was traumatized to the tune of $500,000. The kid's guardian and other parents should file a complaint. The teacher should be fired. End of story. If this girl truely was traumatized then her guardians are not raising her correctly. The overprotective parents I know that kept their kids away from "everything" they thought was evil in the world all ended up with messed up kids. Their kids either eventually rebelled and turned to lives of drugs, drinking and or crime....or their kids were so vulnerable they couldn't handle the real world when the rose colored glasses came off at adulthood and needed counseling etc. Parents need to teach kids right from wrong....just hiding the wrongs and pretend they don't exist doesn't work.

[cantshutup]

I am about as liberal and far left as one can get. That is me though and I wouldnt' push my ideas onto a 12 yr old. Beyond that, a movie rated R should not be shown in school, it's inappropriate at any age. But 12 yr olds without parental consent??? What a stupid substitute!!!Sue away!!

[cantshutup]

I am about as liberal and far left as one can get. That is me though and I wouldnt' push my ideas onto a 12 yr old. Beyond that, a movie rated R should not be shown in school, it's inappropriate at any age. But 12 yr olds without parental consent??? What a stupid substitute!!!Sue away!!

[mennowoman]

I can't believe a school system would stand behind a teacher that showed an R rated movie to 7th graders without the parents' permission!

Those of you that think children should be shown such movies without the support and consent of the parents obviously don't have any kids of your own.

I would never want to deal with the aftermath of having my child see an R rated movie without me there to help them comprehend and deal with what they see.

I've seen Brokeback and I think it was a movie with a lot of merit, and I may let my kids see it some day, but not without preparing them and being there with them to help them through the parts that could be upsetting or misunderstood.

[cpaide]

Sounds like the teacher, Ms. Buford, is getting her jollies by watching minors watch soft-porn movies. I wonder what else has happened in her class and stayed in her class.

The police and the school district are negligent if they haven't already performed full investigations and had a look at the teacher's home computer.

Sounds like the grandfather is the only one with some common sense and concern for the children. Oh, but he's a grumpy old man, so he must be some kind of a nut, right?

[mennowoman]

I can't believe a school system would stand behind a teacher that showed an R rated movie to 7th graders without the parents' permission!

Those of you that think children should be shown such movies without the support and consent of the parents obviously don't have any kids of your own.

I would never want to deal with the aftermath of having my child see an R rated movie without me there to help them comprehend and deal with what they see.

I've seen Brokeback and I think it was a movie with a lot of merit, and I may let my kids see it some day, but not without preparing them and being there with them to help them through the parts that could be upsetting or misunderstood.

[mennowoman]

I can't believe a school system would stand behind a teacher that showed an R rated movie to 7th graders without the parents' permission!

Those of you that think children should be shown such movies without the support and consent of the parents obviously don't have any kids of your own.

I would never want to deal with the aftermath of having my child see an R rated movie without me there to help them comprehend and deal with what they see.

I've seen Brokeback and I think it was a movie with a lot of merit, and I may let my kids see it some day, but not without preparing them and being there with them to help them through the parts that could be upsetting or misunderstood.

[zorlacskates]

yea, them ding-dang homersexuals is taking over the world. anybody that doesn't hate them buttrangers is a stinking liberal that should be fired and kicked outta polite society.

reactionary enough for you, you bunch of clowns? All most of you have to do is hear the name "brokeback mountain" and you're ready to riot, regardless of the circumstances.

brokeback mountain! made you jump, didn't it?

[lorinkundert]

Incidents like this confirm my contempt for the public education system in this country, My children will go to a private school or be home schooled. There is no excuse for any teacher to show that kind of garbage to a child.

[hopesurvives]

This is a fine example of why so many people home school nowadays. Some people can%u2019t afford to send their children to private school so that is why the school voucher program was so important. But the teacher%u2019s unions fought against the school voucher program by lobbying congress and they won over the people. You won%u2019t hear the teacher%u2019s union rallying around this student; that is because they just want your taxes, they don%u2019t want you to tell the teachers if you are offended by something.

[agnim]

That family is asking too little.
They should be asking for tens of millions.

Let the filth-stirring f@ggots go peddle their *** in the toilets.

The filth-stirring f@ggots are opposed to the christian krap being taught to the children; so that they can brainwash the children with their filthy deviance.

It's about time we begin to confine the f@ggots; because the sick b@stards continue to get more and more brazen as time goes by.

[itwasntme000]

xzavierbrown
Why don't we just teach our own kids what they should be taught then instead of letting the government to fill kids heads with propeganda and brainwash another generation???

[xzavierbrown]

I am sure if it was 'christmas movie', the very same liberal crowd that chastizes the child would be up in arms.

Liberalism is an ideology and should remain outside of our school system.

Hence, just like I dont want a priest teaching in our public schools because he would be preaching religious items..I dont want a liberal to teach as well, they have the tendency to preach liberalism.

[xzavierbrown]

I am sure if it was 'christmas movie', the very same liberal crowd that chastizes the child would be up in arms.

Liberalism is an ideology and should remain outside of our school system.

Hence, just like I dont want a priest teaching in our public schools because he would be preaching religious items..I dont want a liberal to teach as well, they have the tendency to preach liberalism.

[billpl-2009]

psychological distress?..BS

showing 12 year olds a movie with two men having ***? in school? ...***?

...how STUPID!! can you get?

[susanhelit]

The grandfather does sound like a real pretentious and judgemental jerk. The fact that he's right on this one instance doesn't diminish that. It's an R rated movie, and has nothing to do with education - shouldn't have been show. But it was a substitute, so the school district is not responsible. The sub should be at the least reprimanded, and not hired again.


To silly people thinking this is part of some grand liberal conspiracy - as others have said, this is hardly a pro-g-a-y movie - pretty much the opposite. For all we know, this sub is some conservative extremist who wanted to show the kids how awful it was to be a homosexual.

[juliemd]

What? Now her perfect little 12 year old world has been exposed to the lies, social pressures, and b.s. *** roles which permeated American culture then (the 60s) and NOW.
Oh, yeah, the wild creativity of the Harry Potter films is okay, but NO ***, especially THAT KIND for our sweet little Midwestern children...HA!

[juliemd]

What? Now her perfect little 12 year old world has been exposed to the lies, social pressures, and b.s. *** roles which permeated American culture then (the 60s) and NOW.
Oh, yeah, the wild creativity of the Harry Potter films is okay, but NO ***, especially THAT KIND for our sweet little Midwestern children...HA!

[mountainzen]

I hope Kenneth Richardson uses the money for some good purpose, like giving it to charity, or helping the school district hire smarter teachers if he wins. I see a real problem with teachers showing R-rated movies without parental permission.

[bizzzz-2009]

Jimibear-
You are the most absurd person on this message board. So a guy n@iling another guy, groaning in a tent is (physical) content that is of minimal concern to a parent? It's the emotional content that is inappropriate for kids? You know, Dorothy having to leave her friends at the end of Wizard of Oz is emotional.
I didn't see Brokeback, but I did see that scene. Your nuts. How many kids do you have again?