4 -year-old Accused of Improperly Touching Teacher

[BAMF]

And the award for most ridiculous story of the week goes to....

BELLMEAD- A four-year-old hugged his teachers aide and was put into in-school suspension, according to the father. But La Vega school administrators have a different story.

Damarcus Blackwell's four-year-old son was lining-up to get on the bus after school last month, when he was accused of rubbing his face in the chest of a female employee.

The prinicipal of La Vega Primary School sent a letter to the Blackwells that said the pre-kindergartener demonstrated "inappropriate physical behavior interpreted as sexual contact and/or sexual harassment."

Blackwell says it's ridiculous that the aide would misread a hug from a four-year-old. Blackwell wrote to administrators demanding that the whole incident be expunged from his son's academic file because his son is too young to know what it means to act sexually.

David Davis, the executive director of the Advocacy Center in Waco tends to agree with Blackwell. He says assuming the boy has not had sexual encounters, or been inappropriately exposed to pornography, most four-year-olds are sexually innocent.

Blackwell got a response from the La Vega administration. The sexual references on the discipline referral were removed. But the thing that makes Blackwell most upset is they told him "your request for an apology by the aide and removal of all paperwork regarding this incident is denied." Now the young student's file will refer to the incident as "inappropriate physical contact." And Blackwell says he will continue to fight the district.

La Vega I.S.D. administrators told News Channel 25 they couldn't comment on this case because of student privacy issues.

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[Chris Grieb]

Kori; This stuff just makes me angry. I have a feeling that nobody will be able to back down. There is a story on the Reason blog about a 13 year old who had sex with her 12 year old boy friend. There are stories about Alheizmer patients who have to move because they are registered sex offenders. Stop!

[BAMF]

I don't think I'd worry about a sex offender with Alzheimers. I mean, while on his way to rape he'll probably forget where he was going and what he was doing. As for the 13/12 year old thing...well, 13 year old sex is just gross anway, but they shouldn't get in trouble for it. I think that gives kids the wrong idea about sex. "Oh, we caught you having sex! You're evil and naughty!"