Thursday, February 24, 2011

Down Boy banned from school trip: the comrades in revolt against the headmaster

We were all prepared for the annual school trip, the students of a middle school in Catanzaro, because, you know, the trip with his friends are like a big party. But their party was ruined by the principal that prohibits a boy to take part in Down exit. In fact, he may not own and this has aroused the wrath of the other kids.

How can a 13 year old who attend classes year-round school integrates seamlessly into the activities of the class, then must not participate in the final outing is a little prize for his efforts? How can the rest of the class, which surrounds the boy in a matter of affection and attention, as well as aid a thousand every day, when the gaming and entertainment should be deprived of this companion so precious? The school teaches coexistence and mutual understanding of each other's differences and difficulties.

Or at least it should. That approach can give her a school principal who actually prohibits a child with a disability to perform normal activities with his peers? The incident was made known lawyer Ida Mendicino, responsible for coordinating the region of Calabria to the education, now that the boy's classmates refused to participate in the trip too.

"The invitation to students to participate in the trip - says Mendicino - was turned down by other students, who have declared they would rather give up despite all the trips to see not discriminated against their partner." What is left more puzzled by the fact that to make a decision so unpleasant was really a woman.

Sure, it's the principal of a school, but the maternal instinct where did it go? Apart from that, from a pedagogical point of view, there is much to protest, but from a human point of view you can only differ in their lungs against this measure. What makes kids more angry is that the good performance of their partners - backed by the support teachers - should be cheering the president and, indeed, do more to reward the effort that has given excellent results.

Instead, this seems like a punishment. The force does not have the boy with Down syndrome has been bypassed by the force of his comrades who have taken up the situazioneper prevent an injustice was perpetrated against so heinous a person whom they love. This is "an important sign of change in a generation often accused of excessive individualism and lack a sense of solidarity," said the Mendicino and issue a "praise to the boys, which proved true hope of maturation of the social fabric than the examples that often come from the adult world.

" The teachers and principal are great for this world of pupils and the headteacher has not really been an example to be proud of. Lucky ones who have friends that defend them. The boy is very lucky Catanzaro Down: Over time, the face of unspeakable affront to his head and be forgotten, but the smile of friends around him and that they defended, will accompany him forever.

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