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What's the purpose of a Christian School? To teach and encourage or to sit in judgement of students demanding absolute perfection..., or else?

A young woman, 18 years of age and a Senior at one of our Christian Schools here in town wanted a dog. Her father refused to allow her to have one. Not long ago one of her father's employees presented her with a puppy. She didn't ask this guy for a dog..., he just presented it to her. Well, dad went balistic, daughter got mad, home life exploded and she moved in with her brother. Nothing more acutally, than a typical family dispute that would probably have worked itself out..., except for..., a nosy demigod masquerading as a Baptist Preacher and Head Master. The boy ain't right!

Somehow, the Head Master of the school discovered she had moved out..., probably the result of a (GIT) Gossiper In Training and informed this student that if she did not move back home with her parents she would be kicked out of school. This revelation didn't sit very well as the student graduates this coming June (in two months) so she dug her heels in as she felt the School should butt out of their personal family life. Yes, in two months she was to graduate from High School.

I can't believe it!!!

This young woman didn't take to running the streets in the buff nor did she start hanging out in one of our local bars, no, she moved in with her brother because of a spat with her father. Her brother graduated two years ago from this same Christian School.

It seems to me this Head Master has over-stepped his authority by butting into a family situation and, this action against this student will result in a life time of punishment in that she will end up with a GED vice a Certificate of Graduation.

In my most humble opinion..., and I do mean most humble opinion..., several men from the congregation needs to take this Head Master out behind the barn and whomp up on him a bit.

Now I know that Private Christian Schools have the right to develope a standard and expect their students to follow that standard..., but we are dealing with an 18 year old here and a father who lost his cool and everything went high and to the right almost immediately. It happens.

So, what say you? Demand total and complete conformity to the mandates of this school, the result of butting into the life of a family? Or jump directly to expulsion from the School?

What's the purpose of a Christian School anyway? To teach and encourage or to sit in judgement of students demanding absolute perfection?

 

Here's the main problem as I see it, 12strings.

There's a person, the victim of an accident, laying in the road suffering from severe rips and tears in his flesh with blood squirting out and the EMT's rush up and start dumping salt into the open wounds.

That is similar to what this Head Master did. Even before the family had time to evaluate their situation and work things out..., BANG!!!! Head Master demands student march to his drum beat or vacate the property.

...something ain't right here.

 

matt wade, I feel quite confident that you could "rewrite this thing" lending credence to the Pope.

The issue is not the daughter; not the father; not the dog. The issue is the Head Master jumping right into the middle of an otherwise family situation that given a little time could probably have worked itself out.

Kicked out of school two months from graduation? That's a bit steep.

 

Okay, what "else" would you folks like to know? Spit it out.

Dad owns a business and sales are down a lot. Stress, I suppose.

Daughter wanted a dog. Dad said no.

Employee brought daughter a puppy. Dad went off.

Daughter went off.

The mud hit the fan..., 18 years old daughter..., probably responding to either hormones or hemorrhoids flare up and moves "out" to move "in" with her brother.

Head Master jumps into the fray offering up an ultimatum.

HEAD MASTER SHOULD HAVE MINDED HIS OWN BUSINESS ALLOWING THIS FAMILY SITUATION TO WORK ITSELF OUT.

 

...you and your wife, or you and your husband..., and lets toss in a couple of teenage kids are out at a local restaurant.

A ruckus breaks out that should be dealt with by the family involved. You finish your meal and head for the door only to notice Sister (GIT) sitting at another table.

The next morning your pastor calls up. He's not interested in mediating, offering his help, being available if the needs arises..., but rather, informs you that if you don't throw yourself at the Mercy Seat of Christ next Sunday morning you're going to be excommunicated from the First Self-Righteous Church you've been attending for the last several years.

The only time one should empty their clip is if they are in combat and in doubt. Otherwise, one should be certain of their target before they go to shooting first and asking questions later.

Everyone of you who think it impossible for a Baptist Pastor to exalt himself to holier-than-thou status please raise your right hand.

The issue here, the main issue of this thread is someone butting into the personal lives of a family who otherwise should have stood by patiently to see if things would work themselves out. It's that simple.

 

Sounds like objective, dispassionate reporting to me. How can the situation be other than you've described?

Right on! It isn't other than described!

Daughter; father; dog; situation at home..., Head Master jumps into the fray. :BangHead:

Give me a break... The old boy needed to have never butted in! He was way over his authority. Had the mess rolled over into the school..., that would have been in his preview.

 

Well folks, the spat between father and daughter happened last Tuesday..., right after school. On Thursday she was out of school.

...you know, in any group/gathering there's always 10%. On this forum I represent only about 1% of that usual 10%. The remaining 9% won't post as they do not want to put up with the criticism.

So, believe as you like.

 

You simply don't get it, do you? We are simply saying that there might be more to this story. What's your source of the story? Are you getting it directly from the father or the daughter? If so, one of those sides could be biased. If you are getting it from a third party, aren't you listening to gossip?

Why can't you admit that you may not have the full story? You are jumping to conclusions without all the facts. In fact, you are doing exactly what you rail against the headmaster for...getting involved in something that isn't your business.

No Matt Wade..., you're the one that's not getting it! My wife works for this man and speaks daily with his wife. The daughter's brother is dating my Grand Daughter..., so I suppose that yes, we are picking it all up second had.

Obviously we were not present in their home when the upset happened and were not privy to the behind the doors decision on the part of the Head Master. But what we do know is this young woman was a student last Tuesday and kicked out of school on Thursday...., two months away from her graduation. That, my friend, is a fact! The mandate on the part of the preacher is that she "must" live with her parents and not her brother.

Quite honestly, the father is now quite distraught over the entire matter but the decision has been made.