Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post

He got the holiday wrong and was afraid he'd done something wrong by drawing Jebus dead. (actually tortured and murdered, but whose keeping score) A perfectly valid explanation, but if I were the teacher in the moment I might do just the same thing. This should be taken care of with a post evaluation apology even though no harm was done.
An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing...
When was the last time you were asked to undergo a psychological evaluation?
Do you think it may be at the very least a bit off-putting, to anyone, let alone a 8 year old?

And add to that being sent home, which is singling that one child out from his peer group as having done something innapropriate.


He was asked BY HIS TEACHER to draw somethingh that reminded him of Christmas. Well, guess what? It appears that to this child the important thing about Christmas is Jesus Christ! Imagine that!?

Not presents, not Santa Claus, not Rudolph, not candy canes, etc....but the fact (that most of us seem to oftentimes forget) that it is a celebration of the birth of Jesus. So he draws an image that is familiar to him of Jesus. Next thing you know he is whisked out of the classroom, sent home, and ordered to undergo psychological testing????

Nope, I'm sure there was no harm done. We all know how kids easily shrug off being humiliated in front of their peers.