Detention in junior high for hugging

i saw this on the news and it was really confusing, at first i didnt get it. why do they have to hold the kids on ditention just for hugging. my hubby told me the news said its public display of affection. i said, so? just hugging a friend can lead you to detention? this is sick? on what they did now may lead to a big problem. children now will think that hugging is bad.

In our university, which is catholic school, it’s also prohibited but me and friends even if they’re guys; we sometimes hug inside the campus. It means acknowledgement of seeing each other again, no malice at all. I have this one guy friend that we most of the time hold hands when we’re together and it’s just normal.

The world has gone mad! It's ridiculous not only do we have to put up with the suing culture that no one will take responsible and everyone is out to sue everyone. The fact that we can't hug now or they are punishing hugging is ridiculous! Where does it end? Where will it end? We will be so frightened to do anything that freedom is non existant and we have to walk around like unfeeling zombies. In my day we used to play kiss chase at school and we played conkers and threw snowballs. Why don't they lock us all in boxes and have done with it!

it's so weired!I can't imagine that happened in U.S Is that true?

how young was those kids involve in this story. they are really taking it too far. punishing them with something that society consider as normal. i don't see any thing wrong about that even if the children has some malice on what they do which i really doubt. children are the ppor victim of the foolishness of the school. sometimes that they think those children should be punished just like those adults. they are being too strict. i could not really blame the whole school staff. sometimes it's really the faulty of one person who has a very wrong way of handling situation in schools. that person views this thing as a problem to deal with which i really think is not. that person who punished those poor kids should be taught the right way to deal with children and i don't think that person is really capable in handling his work that well.

I saw the same article on Yahoo's homepage and I was just incredulous. The world doesnt want our kids to hug, but they don't care that they seem to be "maturing" in the clothes they wear, with hot stuff written across the backside of sweatpants, and movies such as 13 going on 30 teaching different values to youth, but they can't hug? WHAT?!?

I saw that story as well a couple of days ago. I know that since children are getting to be promiscuous earlier and earlier in their young lives, a rule had to be made so this isn't allowed in school. However, I think that this shouldn't have happened. They need to put a few guidelines in that PDA rule, like Is the display one of comraderie or lust? Was the action welcomed by all parties involved? Would this gesture be allowed in polite public? This was just a hug from one friend to another, since she wouldn't see them over the long weekend, I see no action to be punished in this situation.

Yes, I full agree. It is compassion we need to be teaching kids these days, not make it appear as if there is something wrong with showing affection. :-)

How sad it is to know that some people see and misinterpret simple gestures of affections as offensive. What's happening to this world? We are not robots! Humans have feelings. They didn't even bother to investigate the reason for such. But, there's no need to investigate either. Why, what kind of hugging did these kids do? It's a common and natural reaction to show emotions, to show love, consolation, gratitute, thankfulness, etc. Is this the kind of learning that the school would want to teach children? To be devoid of emotions? Even animals hug and show their feelings towards each other. Let's be open minded.

In my opinion, they'll be doing it anyway once the ones in charge got their backs turned. But detention may be pushing it. They should just have an adult-ish discussion between the kids and let them know what they might get into unless they really are just "friends". =D