Love/Hate reunion?  Remember when I said this in the Trixter reunion thread?:

I didn't mean to actually bring the band back to life.  Sorry everyone!

You didn't do the whole quiz!

Pipe down Mr. country music radio station. 

Randall and I usually disagree on political issues and the like, but this is something I agree with.  It's not like they physically harmed the child.  It's a lot better than paddling him.  It sounds like the kid has a lot of issues (many of which can be attributed to the parents) and maybe he isn't ready for public school.  I don't believe that the parents should have to pay for alternative schooling (mandatory education is a right), but other arrangements must be made.

I hear more and more crazy stories about students being physically, sexually, and verbally abusive to fellow students and authorities in school.  They get away with too much.  A lot of that can be attributed to parental issues.  My dad used to teach special ed in a small community and by the time he retired in 1999 he was teaching the kids of people he taught 15-20 years before.  If anyone got out of line in the classroom, parents were called.  Unfortunately, the parents either didn't care or approved their children's behaviour.  It's completely backwards.   

A lot of parents have the perception that their children can do no wrong and therefore have no control.  When these children get to school, they are used to a borderless environment.  When placed into a structured institution they tend to lash out against authority and fellow students.  If a student places others at risk, he or she should be restrained using whatever means possible.

I know some of you have kids and think this is horrible because you'd never want them to do this with your child.  But if that kid went to your child's school and put the safety of your child at risk, wouldn't you want the child restrained?