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6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Boy Accused Of Putting Fingers In Girl's Waistband
POSTED: 9:50 am EST February 8, 2006
BROCKTON, Mass. -- It's a case of sexual harassment -- involving first-graders.
A boy at Downey Elementary in Brockton, Mass., was suspended from school for three days last month after school officials said that he sexually harassed a girl in his class.
Elementary school officials called the boy's mother, Berthena Dorinvil, on Jan. 30, and asked her to pick up her child from the school. Dorinvil said that officials told her that her son was being suspended for sexually harassing a 6-year-old female classmate.
"My son told me that the girl touched him first, so he touched her back," Dorinvil said. "I was shocked. I was crying. I was out of control," Dorinvil said.
Dorinvil said she "screamed' when she heard about the disciplinary action.
Dorinvil said the boy is just 6 and has no idea what sexual harassment means. Dorinvil said her son wanted to know if the police were going to take him away.
"When he comes home, he says, 'Mommy, are police going to arrest me?' I can't even make a phone call without him (asking) who I am speaking to. He is very frustrated because he is a very emotional kid. It bothers me so much to see my son go through this," Dorinvil said.
Dorinvil said the children were playing on the floor and touching each other. She said her son touched the girl's shirt, but not her skin. She said her son was suspended after being accused of putting two fingers inside the female classmate's waistband and touching her back.
Dorinvil is outraged and has demanded that her son be transferred to another elementary school.
The suspension has ended but Dorinvil has not sent her son back to the school. She wants him moved to another school, but so far officials have only offered to move him to another class within the same school.
Brockton school officials are defending their decision to suspend the first-grader.
School officials would not speak on camera, and police officers were posted at the school Tuesday afternoon. The school superintendent released a statement that said, "The safety and well-being of Brockton public school students and staff is of the utmost important to us, and we take all allegations of sexual harassment seriously."
But Dorinvil said her son has no idea what the term sexual harassment means and insists he was only playing with the girl.
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Thats crazy
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Gertyrae
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
That might be a little over the top
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Mrs-Boop
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
 I think that was a tad bit extreme. Seriously, he doesn't even know what sexual harrassment is.
I am sure a trip to the principal, explaining what he did was wrong and touching anyone is wrong, would have scared him enough to never do it again.
I feel like there may be more to this story, more about this child, maybe he has some kind of history, or atleast I hope so for them to go to such extreme measures.
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lvdolphins
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Crazy
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| Posted 2/12/06 1:09 PM |
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MrsS2005
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Posted by Mrs-Boop
I think that was a tad bit extreme. Seriously, he doesn't even know what sexual harrassment is.
I am sure a trip to the principal, explaining what he did was wrong and touching anyone is wrong, would have scared him enough to never do it again.
I feel like there may be more to this story, more about this child, maybe he has some kind of history, or atleast I hope so for them to go to such extreme measures.
I agree. I can't imagine a child that age understanding anything about sexual harassment. I think a discussion with him about what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior/touching would've been enough.
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Tany
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
wow, that's a bit harsh.
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| Posted 2/12/06 1:48 PM |
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WoodIAm
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
That's just ridiculous
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| Posted 2/12/06 1:52 PM |
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Jesaroo
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
6 years olds dont know how to sexually harass people
theyre acting their age!
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| Posted 2/12/06 2:36 PM |
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mishandgerard
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Adults seem to get wrapped up in their idea of sexual harrasment and forget that children doen't understand it at that age. What also bothers me is the by said the other child did it first and that seemed to be over looked.
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| Posted 2/12/06 2:44 PM |
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Holly
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Re: 6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Harassment
The news out here this weekend was that the school has ok'd the mothers request for her son to e transferred. Also, she has gotten an aplogy from the school. and she has hired a lawyer and is looking to filing her lawsuit.
I will see if I can find the article...
THis is on our local news here in RI
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