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Do girls have Cooties?

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My son was in Science class, 4th grade by the way, they were learning about comparisons, same different, etc. He was called on to "compare" two of his fellow classmates, they happen to be girls. He jokingly said that they are the same because they have cooties. he said it completey in jest, these two happen to be friends of his. The class laughed.
This happened yesterday. I dropped him off this morning and he was promptly called into the Assistant Principals office. I asked if I could come in to. I had a really hard time keeping a straight face while this stern discipliarian kept saying the word Cooties. WTF? The AP acted as though my son brought a gun to school, if I wasn't there he probably would have been put in inschool suspension. WTF!? I can understand the whole disruption thing, the class laughing, even the girls laughed, they knew he was joking. Maybe writing a letter to the girl apologizing, but come on people!!!!

Is this over reaction on the AP's part??

Bobbi
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"Cooties" originally meant body lice, but I don't think kids use it in that sense anymore. At least I hope the girls don't have body lice... ;)

(I agree, the assistant principal over reacted.)



...which you usually just see in small little "clumps." Yeah. But today in clinic, after examining this girl's rash for a little while (all over her arms, hands, and stomach), it dawned on me that it was probably....uh-huh....c o o t i e s. Yep. Horrible....itchy....case of cooties.

linz
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Yes, it's over reaction. But she's the AP.
I just want to know, though -- if she'd caught you smiling, would she have told you to "wipe that smile right off your face, missy.":P

Wendy W.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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Yes as a matter of fact Girls have cooties! I have cooties and I consider them the good parts of my personality that rub off on men. I do not consider it a negetive thing, but I am not 9 years old either. Your AP overreacted big time. However if it hurt feelings then try to see it from the girls point of view. Did the little girl laugh along with the class or slump into a heap? Kids take stuff so personal and they do not always know how to let that stuff roll of their back. Just a thought.
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