Students in their teens better avoid R-rated movies, so goes the adage. Families and educational institutions believe that entertainment content – especially movies and television serials – should be screened carefully for impressionable children. One class teacher, however, had second thoughts on this.
A city-based tabloid has reported that a Class 5 social studies teacher at Anand Niketan, Satellite, screened the Hollywood sci-fi film “Lucy,” known for its violent and adult themes, to 11-year-old students.
The teacher was a new recruit who flouted the school’s guidelines.
The school management has scheduled a meeting with parents on Saturday to discuss the incident.
The report claimed that she validated her decision as the movie would correlate with textbook lessons.
Only when students objected did she fast-forward through objectionable scenes, the report added.
However, the school management has let the teacher go with a warning.
The episode was discussed during a student’s birthday. The report said that a child asked disconcerting questions to a mother. She quizzed other children about the movie’s impact. The children admitted the movie had a disturbing effect on them.
Vice Principal Sonal Narang told the paper, “Some students approached me with concerns about the movie. For example, one scene shows a woman cutting her abdomen to insert drugs. The kids found it gory and disturbing. No one mentioned sexual content as they only saw the first 20-25 minutes. After mothers raised concerns, I assured the students that this won’t happen again.”
Parents have objected to the film’s violent and drug-related content, which could negatively impact young minds.
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