My three-year-old has to sign a no gun policy for school

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I'm seriously side-eyeing this whole thing. She has to sign a pledge that she won't bring firearms or other weapons to school and won't participate in gang activity.  She can't even sign her name.  We live in a bad school district in a larger city, so it's probably just policy, but it really makes me pause.  

[MWOS]

ok, I know this is serious and shit, but now I'm picturing a three year old sitting on the witness stand and some lawyer introducing this crayon scribbled shit as a signed contract

in my head this is hilarious

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Now THAT'S how to stop a preschooler.

"I was totally planning on jumping in a gang, but they made me sign my name, so fuck that."

[Kore]

That is kind of totally hilarious.

[Kore]

How the fuck do you explain gangs to a 3 year old?

[Booze Raccoon]

Can 3 year olds even write their names?  Mine can't.

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Sept 10, 2013 16:00:54 GMT -5 Kore said:

How the fuck do you explain gangs to a 3 year old?

I don't know if the school said anything, but I'm not giving her a talk about gangs.

DS's 4K had a talk about school shootings last year and he screamed every day at drop-off for a week after.  I'm all for informing kids, but this is tricky territory.

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Sept 10, 2013 16:01:19 GMT -5 Booze Raccoon said:

Can 3 year olds even write their names?  Mine can't.

Mine can just write a backwards 'P'.  I wonder what color crayon will be appropriate for the form.

Maybe I should write a note suggesting they watch "Westside Story" to better teach the kids about gangs.

[Booze Raccoon]

Sept 10, 2013 16:05:49 GMT -5 @tifvolley said:

Sept 10, 2013 16:01:19 GMT -5 Booze Raccoon said:

Can 3 year olds even write their names?  Mine can't.

Mine can just write a backwards 'P'.  I wonder what color crayon will be appropriate for the form.

Maybe I should write a note suggesting they watch "Westside Story" to better teach the kids about gangs.

Well they are all going to bring in guns now and when they try to uphold that document in a court of the principals office the kids are going to say "that's not MY signature!"

[mrsjuleshs]

This is in the student/parent handbook that comes home every year starting in kindergarten and both the kids and parents are required to sign it. 3 is a bit much though.

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In searching for gangster babies, I came upon this little guy:



I think he's sad because his face is collapsing?

[oliveyou]

I am laughing hysterically at this whole thread

[Deleted]

LOL, I'm dying at this thread.

[janiejones]

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Baby gangs.  I know nothing of them.

[Captain Serious]

And to think, I thought it ws bad my kids (1st and 4th) had to sign computer use and gym policies.

[Captain Serious]

This is CYA administration in the worst, right up there with 0 tolerance policies.

[eb777888]

Sept 10, 2013 16:01:19 GMT -5 Booze Raccoon said:

Can 3 year olds even write their names?  Mine can't.

lol, that's what I was thinking. David couldn't write until well into 4.

[Bree Van de Kamp]

Sept 10, 2013 16:26:51 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Sept 10, 2013 16:01:19 GMT -5 Booze Raccoon said:

Can 3 year olds even write their names?  Mine can't.

lol, that's what I was thinking. David couldn't write until well into 4.

Maybe they're offering a fingerpaint option. Or stickers. All kids can handle stickers.

[DotAndBuzz]

N had to sign one of these regarding appropriate behavior on the bus, library, anti bullying, etc. Thank goodness too, because she was straight thug from day 1.




But seriously, she didn't sign any of that stuff.  I asked the secretaries if they really needed that from her, and they just laughed and were like, um, no.  She's 5.  We trust she won't be downloading questionable material onto the library computers.

[malibu]

That is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard. A 3 year old has no idea what gangs or likely what guns are. I know mine doesn't.

[Alyssa]

This is how my 3 year old daughter draws a cat...




I would love to know what her name would look like on a no gun policy.

[bonquiqui]

I find it odd that a 3 year old would have to sign anything

[laddie]

That's really odd. And the baby pics are killing me here.

[snickers]

There are lots of things to lol at in this thread
I think it's a little over the top and sad at the same time.

[midnightrae]

Is this good enough for them? Ugh.. it won't show the picture of the signature in crayon.
Also, just don't send your kid to school like this..

Also..

[azurely]

Sept 10, 2013 15:55:11 GMT -5 MWOS said:

ok, I know this is serious and shit, but now I'm picturing a three year old sitting on the witness stand and some lawyer introducing this crayon scribbled shit as a signed contract

in my head this is hilarious

Lol! I woke up my cat laughing... this image is priceless.