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first post here
forgive me if I screw up fonts, etc.
1) 5th graders are 10 and 11 yrs old. Many are still very innocent of blood, gore, and death despite the gaming and media world.
2) my son (10) has never watched or played any show/game that includes dismemberment or killing people. I'd like to keep his experience of such to a minimum for a couple more years.
3) that said, son does have an interest in science and, probably, would not have been grossed out or afraid of the arm and procedure so long as we'd had a chance to discuss/prep him ahead of time.
4) prep ahead of time includes discussion of what he's likely to see/smell/hear as well as how to compartmentalize the experience according to our religious/philosophical/educational beliefs.
bottom line for me: school should have ensured that parents knew ahead of time and attendance was optional.
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