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wwyd? dds detention

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ilikeyourface · 24/02/2014 16:09

Today in school dd was in history, andc they were learing about how Women helped in the war. A boy in her class ( who she has known since primary and are actually prety good friends) sarted saying how women shouln't have been helping in the war, they should have been at home baking, and we could have won the war alot quicker if they have staying where they belonged. Dd chalanged this which turned into a argument with him about sexism (quite lightheartedly she says as like I said they are friends) before dd got angry and sqirted some water at him. She got a detention for this.
In dds school you can ring up and say that your child doesnt have to do the detention if you give a valid reason. Part of me says 'make her do the detention, she shouldnt have squirted the water and should be punished
However another part of me says she was standing up for herself and other women so I should ring up
They are 14 btw .... wwyd

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Ifcatshadthumbs · 24/02/2014 16:18

The detention is for squirting water not the feminist debate she behaved in appropriately so should do the detention.

Bowlersarm · 24/02/2014 16:15

Arguments are fine. Disagreements are fine.

Getting physical because you can't agree isn't fine!

Se deserves the detention for skirting the water.

Philoslothy · 24/02/2014 16:14

Are you seriously excusing squirting water at another student?

shakinstevenslovechild · 24/02/2014 16:14

I would let the detention stand, the debate was fine, getting angry and squirting water at someone to make your point is not.

FannyFifer · 24/02/2014 16:13

Losing temper & squirting water not really a feminist issue though.

FannyFifer · 24/02/2014 16:13

Squirting water negates anything that came before, she lost her temper, has detention, she deserves it.

DaenerysTargaryensDragonBaby · 24/02/2014 16:11

The debate was fine. Arguing was fine, Standing up for herself/women was fine (very commendable, actually).

Squirting the water was not fine, and she has been fairly punished.