Utah school forces student to change out of kilt

[bricelythgoe]

I think there seems to be a little overreacting here. I agree with some of your points thescot. However, since I am in the school district where this happened and I live right by the school, and I know the people, I might have a unique perspective. It was just a stupid mistake on the part of the principal. He was not forced to apologize, he did it on his own. He realized his mistake and learned from it. I hope you all have read the original article that was posted in the Standard Examiner. It gives you a much better idea of what this was about. This is about learning. It was about teaching others that it is NORMAL for someone to wear a kilt. I have also been in contact with the person that wrote the article. She has received a lot of feedback and is going to do a follow up story soon.

A lot of people went on about how public education does not do this, or how it messes up that. I agree. It seems to have gotten away from the original intent of the article. Again, it was a silly mistake (all of us have done something just as silly). That is what I think. Don't read to much into it.

[Roderick]

... Again, it was a silly mistake (all of us have done something just as silly) ...

I once set fire to myself in a canoe.

[bricelythgoe]

I once set fire to myself in a canoe.

Really!? I once lit a basketball on fire (using gasoline) and through it into a field of dead weeds in the middle of July. I was going for 'Balls of Fire'.

[sathor]

Really!? I once lit a basketball on fire (using gasoline) and through it into a field of dead weeds in the middle of July. I was going for 'Balls of Fire'.

I grabbed the wrong iron while blacksmithing once and branded my thumb. I still can't believed it healed.

[Roderick]

I grabbed the wrong iron while blacksmithing once and branded my thumb. I still can't believed it healed.

One time I picked up my soldering iron like it was a pen and melted the tip of my forefinger. It's awesome: I have no fingerprint!

If we're not careful, we're going to turn this thread into the X-Marks Jackass thread!

[Roderick]

Really!? I once lit a basketball on fire (using gasoline) and through it into a field of dead weeds in the middle of July. I was going for 'Balls of Fire'.

Was the ball filled with gasoline, or just soaked in it? I got to say, I'm loving the idea of gasoline-filled firey basketballs...

[Dan R Porter]

I once set fire to myself in a canoe.

I can't think of a better place to set yourself on fire.

[O'Callaghan]

I understand Mr Killman's PoV, but I'd stand it on it's head. Arbitrary rules just annoy people and even provide an excuse for someone who does want to make trouble. I don't think the goal of educating is well served by trying to micro-manage the students in ways that have nothing to do with their education. I see that as a waste of time and effort.