Comments on: “Goodbye, pretty much every work of literature ever.”

By: John Skookum

John Skookum — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:57:27 +0000

The medieval universities claimed exclusive jurisdiction under ecclesiastical law for punishing the crimes of their students. The Sorbonne, I believe, even burnt some of its students at the stake in the 1400’s for various heresies.

By: Conor McCartney

Conor McCartney — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:42:18 +0000

Bill- I am right behind you on this. Rape is a serious crime, and when serious crimes are committed you call the police. Why would encourage schools to be responsible for doling out justice for rape? If a student athlete assaulted someone and knocked them unconscious we wouldn’t expect the school to be responsible for punishment.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:41:23 +0000

The continued availability of the Sally, Dick, and Jane books, which I couldn’t stand even as a six year old, would see to constitute cruel and unusual punishment 🙂

But, seriously, if we’re talking about non-trivial sexual assault and harassment, why should schools deal with them at all? The police have the resources to investigate such offenses properly and the courts can provide fair trials. What’s the point of having schools adjudicate such offenses using kangaroo courts after minimal investigation?

By: wfjag

wfjag — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:39:32 +0000

You forget that the great literary masterpieces that all elementary aged children of the 1950s read, will still be available:

“Oh! Oh! Oh! See Spot run! See Dick run! See Jane run! Run, Spot, Run!”

It’s not Ulysses. However, I don’t believe that Dick, Jane, Sally and Spot ever made it to Dublin.