>>>>http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/391983-hunter-yelton-6-suspended-from-school-after-kissing-girl-on-cheek/
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>>>>Good thing I didn't attend this particular school - I would have been on death row by the second grade.
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>>>>School officials here are bone-cold stupid.
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>>>Guess what. We agree. I don't think a 6-year-old can ever form the intention that would lead to sexual harassment. If the recipient of the kiss had found it unwelcome (especially if not the first incident), a minor punishment ("sit in the corner" level) might have been appropriate.
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>>>From what I heard on the radio, the mother here is also an idiot. She referred to the two 6-year-olds as "boyfriend and girlfriend."
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>>>Tamar
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>>Well, I think we agree on a few things :)
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>>I agree, a talk with the boy or an apology or a "sit in the corner" would have been sufficient, if the kiss had been unwelcome. Though from what I read, it wasn't unwelcome.
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>>They are taking away the charms of childhood and growing up.
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>>Even if a boy in Katy's preschool gave her a kiss on the hand or cheek, the MOST I'd want is just a friendly conversation with the parents/school, nothing more, and I'd object strenuously if the school tried to paint a harassment label on the boy.
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>Maybe I am turning into a prude but that seems awfully young to be kissing.

The boy kissed the girl on the cheek, not the mouth. No hint that it was anything other than affection.

Tamar