Public Apology? I agree.

Recently there has been couple of student-teacher-principal-parent related issues surfacing. Just today, the "Odd Punishment" published in the NewPaper re a teacher demanding a public apology from a 16 year old after this chap hurl vulgarities at the teacher. Reason? The teacher sort of suspend the student for a day due to him being a frequent latecomer. If thats the rule of the school, then it should be followed. The teacher done no wrong at this instance.

Instead of accepting his punishment to be suspended for a day (come on, its just a day!) this chap cleared his smart-ass throat by hurling vulgarities at his female teacher. Any vulgarities against a female subject shoule be taken a face value. I remembered an incident some time back previously when some guy openly verbal abuse a lady and apparently words like whore, or something like that was targetted at this lady. Result - that guy was punished by the law. To me, what this student did was considered verbal abuse and possible defamation. If the vulgarities used lower the teachers and are read/perceive by third parties (the class for eg.) issues for defamation can arise. Therefore, I can understand why the female teacher is so insistent re the public apology. Student using vulgarities against teachers cannot be condoned.

Enter the parents. Family can't afford a public apology. Too me, its irrelevant to the issue here. If you can't afford a public apology, then don't balst your goddamn mouth! All of us have really got to think before we act or in this case, before we blast our mouth. Bear your own consequences, dude! Then come the "arbitrator" - the principal. The principal claimed the incident was just a misunderstanding. What the heck was that? You just don't go around verbally abusing everything in your path and then claim its all a misunderstanding right?! Anyhow, no public apology ...teacher kena go for counselling. Oh come on!? Counselling for the poor teacher. What a load of crap..... I just think this chap takes education, teachers and school for granted. One thing that my parents taught me is that, you can do whatever you want but you have to answer for your actions.

In business world, defamation cases are more common. You verbally abuse or defame me, you standby to receive a writ of summons.