Before you watch this, know what the news agency is not telling you; The student and his parents both signed a waiver for the school saying he would obey their rules or except the consequences.
Some Questions:
~Is the School out of line for suspending the student?
~Was the student out of line for going to the dance?
~Should a Christian school be able to govern a child's life outside of school?
~Where do you think God would come down on this issue?
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Just now noticed this was here.
~Is the School out of line for suspending the student?I would say that the school has every right to suspend students. However, they also have every right to lose funding from that family when/if they decide to go elsewhere for education.
~Was the student out of line for going to the dance?I'm not sure. He was given the option of submitting himself to the authority of the school or facing the consequences. It appears he knew well in advance. Ultimately his parents are his authority. However, we are to live at peace with all men in as much as we can. If this was a principle issue, and all parties involved are Christian, then this should have been handled differently.
~Should a Christian school be able to govern a child's life outside of school?Only if the parents submit to such governing and only in so far as it doesn't conflict with the parents' and church's authority.
~Where do you think God would come down on this issue?In line with scripture (if Jesus is any example), God would look at the heart. If the boy and his parents are doing this out of pride, it is sin. If the school is doing it out of legalism, it is sin. The same exact scenario could come up elsewhere and God be pleased with how it is handled while this one he may not. I don't have all the details and what was shown from the interview with the principle, seems to show that he is concerned for the heart of the young man.
I did find it rather telling by the video footage that the media was portraying the other school as less than moral (and maybe that is the right portrayal). The answers from the students and the young girl smoking seemed to lend credence to such a thought.
j razz
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