Checking The Account For a Zero Balance
As with Tara and Mark, Jon’s first instinct was to check the account to see how much was still in the account. It was the end of term, so he assumed that it would be zero, especially as his son had been stamped. To his surprise, there was still $1.38 in the account. The nerve!
Checking The Account For A Zero Balance
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The Cattle Mentality
Furious, Jon called the incident “herding children like cattle”. He had looked upon what had happened to his son as an injustice, especially as it felt like the child had been branded for no reason. He argued that by stamping a child instead of sending the message, the school made their ethical stance very clear.
The Cattle Mentality
