Posted on 10/03/2022 8:13:14 AM PDT by Beowulf9
A second-grader at a Florida Christian academy was “administratively withdrawn” from the school after her parents questioned a homework assignment that requested “a picture of you doing reading homework in the bathtub.”
The student’s mother, Misty Dunham, promptly sent a message to her daughter’s teacher at Victory Christian Academy in Jacksonville.
“I emailed the teacher ‘Hey, you may want to explain that. Send something out to the parents. Let them know what the intentions are.’ This just does not sound OK,” Dunham told WJAX. “She did send out a message saying, ‘You should be in pajamas, be in your uniform, have fun with it.’ But, it didn’t sit right.”
It didn’t sit right, so Dunham filed a report with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The report, obtained by WJAX, said school administrators told the Dunhams, “We have been sending this homework assignment for years, and you’re the only one complaining about it.”
Dunham said a school administrator later called.
“(He said) ‘I think you guys should do a parental withdrawal for the child.’ I said, ‘I can’t. I can’t do that. We refuse to withdraw her,’” she said. “He said, ‘OK thank you for saying that,’ and continued on saying that, ‘Well, we’re going to proceed with an administration withdraw.’”
And just like that, the Dunhams’ daughter is no longer enrolled at Victory Christian Academy, a ministry of Victory Baptist Church. The parents told WJAX they got no explanation.
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Jesse Latta, the pastor of Victory Baptist Church and president of the school, told WJAX in a statement that the assignment “was taken out of an online teacher resource and has been used in many schools.”
“When a parent contacted our teacher with a complaint, our teacher immediately sent out correspondence to all parents in the class to assure them that there were no bad intentions with this assignment and to clarify the guidelines,” Latta wrote. “No additional concerns were presented to the teacher.
“While the assignment was completely innocent, out of an abundance of caution and for there to be no misunderstandings, our administration has removed this particular assignment for any future use. We value our children and their safety is our top priority. We will continue to serve the children and families in which the Lord has graciously allowed us to have a part in their lives.”
Latta did not explain the “administrative withdrawal” of the student.
That just seems inappropriate
“Administratively withdrawn.”
I take it that’s Newspeak for “expelled.”
The school withdrew the offending assignment after the fact……
…why did they withdraw the student
Is it OK to ask teacher to bring you a photo of her bathing?
whistleblowers must go before they blow.
Extremists.
I’d have no problem with it. I would just angle the camera below and outside the top of the tub so that you only see the kids head, maybe fingers holding the book, and the book.
I would assume that they don’t want a nude picture of a kid since that would be illegal in this sort of context.
And believe me, I am not the type of person who is going to allow sexual exploitation of children to go unstopped. I’ve told my wife as we have put our kids into schools that if that situation arises she should expect to see me in prison because my reaction to it is going to be extreme.
People really need to get a grip.
Nope.
The “teacher” should be in prison.
If that’s not a red flag, nothing is.
Snitches get stitches.
My guess is a lot was left out by both sides in this story.
Someone wrote that request for kid porn. Name please. Then address please. Let the parents take care of the rest. With maximum effect on the perp, hopefully. Good police will look the other way and let nature take its course. Not even close to kidding.
My understanding of schools these days leads me to believe there are a lot of useless homework assignments, and in many cases these are “group” projects where parents run around ragged so their kids can meet with other kids to work on stuff that has no point.
I homeschooled my kids. They were done with their school work by noon on most days. We did more in less time, not because my kids are brilliant, but because we worked efficiently. When you take care of the basics, reading and math, everything else falls in line. Those two are prerequisites to learning everything else.
Hey, isn't that Hunter?
I have not been able to imagine any possible benefit or need for this assignment.
This teacher is obviously looking for some naked kids.
Overreacted? I don’t think so. This woman should be investigated and the school should be sued. This is likely not the first of her inappropriate assignments.
Don’t you ask yourself what is her motive for such an assignment? She is with your child for hours everyday. What else is going on there?
Then you got no kids or they need taken from you.
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