Responding to Bad Language
To many of us the language that comes from many of today's youth is
offensive, sick, or worse. But what can anyone do about it? It seems so
out of controle that many of us may conclude
nothing can be done. But
when enough people come to the conclusion that enough is enough, there
are ways that can begin to cause young people to think twice about the
words they let flow from their mouth. Here's one example.
Beware! Say F-Word, This Could Happen
Teens, this is fair warning. If you're going to swear, especially using
the F-word, be sure you don't say it around grown-ups. Jamal Wooten,
16, of Portage, Ind., has learned this lesson the hard way.
He said the F-word at school and was suspended for
five days for using
foul language. This was his second suspension this year from Portage
High School; if he gets a third, he could be expelled. The suspension
is the least of his worries. The big trouble started when he came 
home
and his mama and aunt took over. The two women used that time off due
to the suspension to the fullest. On Wednesday, Jamal was forced to
stand on a street corner for four hours--two in the morning starting at
7 a.m. and two in the afternoon--holding a sign around his neck that
read: "I got suspended for using foul language. Look at me now. Don't
be like me." His aunt, Julia Santana, told AP, "It wasn't so much to
embarrass him but to teach him."
And that wasn't all. On Monday his mother made him do a
series
of military-style sit-ups and push-ups for two hours, and on Tuesday,
he spent the day studying the Bible.
So did he learn his lesson? "I'll definitely watch
my mouth,"
Jamal told AP. "There won't be a third time," he said, referring to the
two suspensions he's already had this year. He told his hometown
newspaper, the Northwest Indiana Times that "making a fool out of
myself" was a fitting penance. "I hate to say I agree with it, but I
do," he said.
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situation. But it does prove that something can be done about it. If
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