[pabianice]

Another hypocrisy in The Peoples Republik of Massachusetts. Shrewsbury denies LTCs to law-abiding citizens because it doesn't like the Second Amendment. It suspends kids without a hearing because it doesn't like the First or Sixth Amendments. But it insists that all PC Rules be strictly adhered to.

[gitmo]

I wonder if the joke really was racist. They should have published the joke so people could judge for themselves. I hate it when new reports only tell part of the story and leave you wondering about many of the pertinent details.

[Malacoda]

"OK, so a Catholic priest and a Baptist minister go into a..."

Wait, that one is OK, because it makes fun of religious people. Unfrikkinbelievable.

[PetiteMericco]

"...adolescents sometimes show bad judgment."

That's almost as shocking news as men and women are different.

That said, why does this school system think it can make everyone's judgements for them?

[IronJack]

So if I told the joke about the Polack tailor, I'd be expelled? Or does this law just protect The Chosen Races?

[Let's Roll]

The Thought Police in action. If that's how the game is going to be played, they need to remember that other groups can play it too. Is there anything more useless than government employees?

[markman46]

that had to have been one horrific joke! it make you wonder about just who is running the schools. and sense when do parents have to apologies to the school fot what the kids did.

[grania]

Suspending them is downright silly, unless it included a direct threat of violence or was used to frighten individuals directly, or was an ongoing and consistant problem.

Why not just give them an assignment to write an essay about the positive history and cultural aspects of that ethnic group?

[linn37]

13 posts and not one joke? I'm dissappointed.

[Boxsford]

Key words here, I believe, are this principal can dictate what her students can or cannot think!

Shrewsbury Middle School Principal Maryjo Moon said: “They can't stand by and laugh at those kinds of things, think those kinds of things are funny... They shouldn't be bystanders... because that is not what we are about.”

[joesnuffy]

“In this particular case, a racial joke really cuts at our value system.”

And children must learn not to mess with our system

[PatrioticAmerican]

Hate-speech = thought crime.

What is the e-maill address to this school so I can send them some nice jokes?

[Principled]

“They can't stand by and laugh at those kinds of things, think those kinds of things..."

There it is. Political correctness has now reached its goal of approving thought. If you think an inappropriate thought, you will be punished.

That's been the goal of the left. Now they'll be working harder on defining what is and isn't appropriate. EG talk radio is innappropriate, defending the 2nd amendment is innappropriate, etc...

The pendulum must swing back!!!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I suggest we now make all our non PC conforming jokes into ones about the education bureaucracy. I personally prefer they all be turned on Texas Aggies, but educrats will do almost as well.

[Hildy]

These kids get to learn early that "Everyone's a Critic!" Think of how outrageous this truly is. On so many levels this is so counter to everything America stands for, but yet, we just let it happen. Day after day.

[Salman]

What's the difference between a white man and a trampoline?

You have to take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline!

No that wasn't it.

[StACase]

Superintendent of Schools Anthony J. Bent said that the incident was an example of how adolescents sometimes show bad judgement.

LOL Like it doesn't show bad judgment on the part of the school administration. First Amendment be damned!

[thinktwice]

According to Aristotle, in his "Poetics," the essence of comedy is in the ugly.

Slipping on a banana peel, pie in the face, Polish jokes -- hilarious, but ugly.

[Politicalmom]

Whatever happened to taking a kid aside and saying "That was an unkind joke. Don't do it again." Or something along those lines? I hate PC crap.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

"Respect is our cornerstone." Wonder if the recipient of the supposed respect is not worthy of respect?

[BlackElk]

Of course, bear in mind that it is the People's Republic of Taxachusetts that also has classes in "fisting" for teenage inmates of the government indoctrination system there.

"Two government indoctrination administrators were walking down the street together with their bullwhips holstered when....."