Generation of resentment: When schoolyard taunts indicate what lies ahead.
My third grader daughter came home from school crying yesterday. The substitute teacher had asked the class where they were born. She raised her hand and said "I was born in the USA."
Immediately the chorus came from boys in her class: "Shoot her! Shoot her! Shoot her!"
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Update [2005-9-14 14:35:45 by Gearhead]: Through many posts and comments from others I must agree that there is no "absolution" for this behaviour, except to say that the children should remain blameless. Yes, parents are responsible for a child's violent behaviour, yes, the school is also responsible to keep such behaviour in check, and yes, mocking an individual for his or her background is abhorrent.
I am not an appologist for what has happened, I am pointing out with this diary that the actions of children are symptomatic of larger forces at play.
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