PUNISHING THE KIDS

More evidence of the new, inclusive South. In Louisiana, a child was sent to the principal and had to sign a sad “Student Behavior Contract.” His sin? Explaining to another student who asked why he didn’t have a father that his mother was gay. The kid is 7. On the contract, he explains what his duty now is: “What I did: ‘I sed bad wurds.’ What I should have done: ‘Cep my mouth shut.'” His punishment has been upheld, the school supported. Words fail me.