What if a girlfriend or a boyfriend of one of the so called victims had committed suicide over it. High school kids leave school all the time. We did it every lunch hour, it was allowed if you were a junior or a senior.They couldn't just show them the film? These kids sat with this duress for hours.How is this not emotional child abuse. If you did this to your kid, I'm sure it would be consider grounds to take your kid away. Look what they just did to the kids in Texas for a phone call. But it's perfectly alright for our school systems to emotionally traumatize. Suppose your kid tells the counselor you drink, and they decided to give you this same shock treatment for a lesson. Is it still OKWhat age is appropriate to do this shock therapy. Kids usually start experimenting with booze in Jr High, is this OK to do to an 11 year old?Just where does school intervention stop anymore? If they did this to my kid, you can bet they would be hearing from my lawyer. Because this is pure and simple unadulterated child abuse. And now I know America will put up with anything.

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