Are schools allowed to show kids PG rated films without permission?

x-st said:
Can't believe that OP is getting a hard time over wanting to have parental control over what non-curricular material his child is being exposed to. It doesn't matter if a PG is suitable for kids with the presence of an adult, he knows his own daughter and what he deems acceptable.
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it's not exactly as if the op is locking his kid up in the cellar. they simply want to be in control of what they watch. nothing wrong with that.
 
FortuitousFluke said:
Yes it is. Though as an evolutionary trait designed to protect offspring it seems to be working in the round, so what's the problem?
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The problem is assuming that these reactions are the correct ones. I've already posted an example of parents making insane decisions yet you couldnt grasp the link. Or are you saying that those american wackos were right? Because as you say, nobody knows better how to raise their kids than a parent. This must therefore extend to chaining them to a bed...so us condemning them is wrong?
Or...as I've asserted is it maybe, just maybe possible that this guy is being ridiculously over protective? It seems that I'm not the only one in this thread with that opinion
 
hornetstinger said:
I don't agree, there is a point where the child should be "forced" to read/watch things, even if the parents don't like it. Whether that is Harry Potter, videos about sexual reproduction, reading Charles Darwin, etc.
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I agree in terms of educational material, I'm not sure harry potter falls into that category. If it turns out that there's a valid educational reason then I'd take a different view but I have to say I read the OP as a kind of last day of term jobby.

Again it's not an approach I would take and I still think a quick chat with the school or sitting down and watching the film with her if he's concerned is a good compromise.
 
Dis86 said:
The problem is assuming that these reactions are the correct ones. I've already posted an example of parents making insane decisions yet you couldnt grasp the link. Or are you saying that those american wackos were right? Because as you say, nobody knows better how to raise their kids than a parent. This must therefore extend to chaining them to a bed...so us condemning them is wrong?
Or...as I've asserted is it maybe, just maybe possible that this guy is being ridiculously over protective? It seems that I'm not the only one in this thread with that opinion
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He might well be being over protective, but he's not breaking the law. He's making decisions around parenting, something parents do on a daily basis, he has the right to do that. The other guys deprived their kids of their basic human rights and as such subjected them to abuse, they don't have the right to do that. The examples are not comparable.
 
FortuitousFluke said:
He might well be being over protective, but he's not breaking the law. He's making decisions around parenting, something parents do on a daily basis, he has the right to do that. The other guys deprived their kids of their basic human rights and as such subjected them to abuse, they don't have the right to do that. The examples are not comparable.
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The examples are comparable because both are about what the parents believe to be correct - not wider society. As I've pointed out wider society believes Harry potter to be suitable for children. This guy doesnt.

Wider society thinks that couple were evil law breakers. That couple doesnt.
 
FortuitousFluke said:
He might well be being over protective, but he's not breaking the law. He's making decisions around parenting, something parents do on a daily basis, he has the right to do that. The other guys deprived their kids of their basic human rights and as such subjected them to abuse, they don't have the right to do that. The examples are not comparable.
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Do I have the right for my child not to go into Science, Maths, Art, French, CDT, English lessons? And for only to attend RE when Christianity is being taught?

No.
 
hornetstinger said:
Do I have the right for my child not to go into Science, Maths, Art, French, CDT, English lessons? And for only to attend RE when Christianity is being taught?

No.
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Again if there's a relevant educational link then I agree with you, which is why I'm advocating a chat with the school to discuss his concerns, but if it's a case of sticking kids in front of the tv as a treat or end of school jobby (as I have to say I originally took it to be) then I still say it's his call.
 
Dis86 said:
The examples are comparable because both are about what the parents believe to be correct - not wider society. As I've pointed out wider society believes Harry potter to be suitable for children. This guy doesnt.

Wider society thinks that couple were evil law breakers. That couple doesnt.
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Sigh. We're not getting anywhere here. Agree to disagree.
 
Can't criticise somebody for the way they parent, especially when its something like this...

Unless you are a child behavioural psychologist with decades of experience, you hardly have a summative objective view based on clear evidence and tangible data.

Cudos to OP for sticking by his guns, if you don't want your kid watching that stuff, its your prerogative.. Harry potter has scenes of death, loss and actual pretty nasty violence, it borders at times in to horror... especially in the final two films.

Also, teachers probably want to play a movie to keep the kids quiet for a bit because they are too lazy to create actual lesson plans.
 
I don't think anybody has actually bothered to read what the OP has posted which is typical for these forums.
He knows exactly what triggers his own daughter and wants some say in it - I agree.
 
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