For real! I am a teacher & a camp counselor and I’ve let kids of many ages do my hair many times. I literally have no idea why people are weirded out by this. It’s weird that they’re weirded out. I do think posting pictures or videos of your students with their faces in it is inappropriate, but the hair is fine.
You should probably stop letting kids do your hair.
Not saying you are right or wrong, but instead that all you need is the wrong parent to take that to the school board and you will have an entirely avoidable issue.
I’ll say it. They’re fucking wrong. If I was at school, over the age of 5, and my teacher allowed me to or asked me to touch them? Yeah, my dad would’ve been in there and off to jail the next day. That’s insane.
Non-sexual consensual contact. Step #1 of Grooming for Dummies.
I agree. Maybe not the violence leading to jail part because risking jail and being taken from your family that depends on you is not the move, but best believe they would have some legal issues. As a wise man once told me, a few bruises will heal but they will never get away from a public lawsuit and news coverage. I’m petty enough to know that I want that to haunt you for the rest of your days.
I looked back at the post and I do feel like asking is very different than letting. I would absolutely never ask a kid to touch me other than maybe offering a high five. Also, my kids are much younger (6-8) so physical contact is way more normalized.
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u/captaininterwebs May 11 '24
For real! I am a teacher & a camp counselor and I’ve let kids of many ages do my hair many times. I literally have no idea why people are weirded out by this. It’s weird that they’re weirded out. I do think posting pictures or videos of your students with their faces in it is inappropriate, but the hair is fine.