My nephew got into trouble the other day. My sister had to talk to the principal over it and everything. Now what was this horrible thing that my nephew did... he got into trouble for defending himself. Another little boy punched my nephew in the face and instead of hitting him back, my nephew pushed the other kid away. I am not one for violence. I don't think that it is ok to fight, but do I think that it's ok to defend yourself?? Yes, yes I do.
I don't know all of the details, but when my nephew told me what happened I was very upset. My sister came and told me while I was at work, and my opinion was the same as everyone else that was working the other night. My nephew should not have gotten into trouble for pushing away another boy who hit him. This other boy was not hurt, so I don't see how both of these boys can be punished in the same way. I understand that schools have a strict policy on violence, and I agree with this policy. Violence is never the answer, but what would've happened if my nephew hadn't pushed this child away. Would he have hit my nephew again?
I believe that in some cases the schools shouldn't be so strict with the kids involved in these altercations. Yes both kids laid their hands on each other, but pushing and punching are two different things. What do you think?
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