McKelly’s Response To Marshall School Girl Incident Backed By Listeners

When I heard that a middle school school girl in Marshall was called out for inappropriate apparel and her mother was outraged, THE FUSE WAS LIT!  As a matter of reference, you can read the whole story here.

Many people don't realize that there is a dress code at most schools and, in fact, one of my daughters was asked to change a pair of shorts that were an inch too short.  Were my wife and I outraged?  Did we blame the school? Did we feel like someone was telling us how to raise our children?  No, no and no.  We respected the rules and dealt with the issue and with our child.

I'd like to see a return to accountability and responsibility by parents and a return to a respect for elders and those in authority by their children.  And I'm not alone.  Check out a few emails I received during today's show...

Hi Mike,

First, I am a long time listener of your morning show program.   I always appreciate your "call it like you see it" attitude mixed with a little self deprecation.  I was listening this morning (as usual) and caught the story of the girl with inappropriate pants.  After I listened to your comments I had was compelled to contact you.  I had to let you know I give you BIG RESPECT for your stance on responsibility/accountability.

My wife is the Principle of a local school.  I am appalled daily with the actions (or lack there of) of parents, students, and we as humans in general.  I am not sure exactly when the script got flipped, but SON OF A B^TCH...   nothing is the fault of a child/student any longer.   The stories my wife regales me with are atrocious.  80%-90% of parents blame everything on the teacher and school.  A child can tell his/her teacher to "F%$K OFF" and walk out of the room, and the parents are mad at the teacher for using a stern tone with their "sensitive" child.   WTF is going on brother!?!?  (I have a thousand stories I could anonymously share!)  We are breeding a terrible next generation with ZERO accountability.  The enabling of poor and disrespectful/accountable attitudes is a slippery slope we are screaming down right now.

The bottom line is thank you for publicly voicing your stance and disdain for the current state of affairs.  You are not alone!  There is a handful of us that are raising our children to be respectful and accountable

Keep on keeping on brother and fighting the good fight.

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I couldn't agree more with "Ray."  I have been a police officer for 16 years.  In that time I have seen a definitive shift in parents being friends first and parents second (or third, fourth, fifth).  I can't tell you the number of times I have contacted a parent about something their child did and the first question from the parent is, "are you sure it was him/her?"  "Well yes, I found the weed in her pocket" or "she was on tape stealing the clothes."  It seems parents today would rather be their child's best friend before they are parents. 

How do you feel? Let us know in the comments section below.