Mark Curran, 7-Year-Old, Under Investigation For Sexual Harassment (VIDEO)

A 7-year-old boy at South Boston's Tynan Elementary School is under investigation for sexual harassment after he struck a boy in the groin, The Boston Globe reports.

The boy's mother, Tasha Lynch, says her son, Mark Curran, was only defending himself after the other boy allegedly choked Curran on a school bus Nov. 22.

"I think my kid was right to fight back," Lynch told The Globe. "He wasn’t doing anything except protecting himself."

Lynch describes the alleged incident further to Boston's WBZ.

"He just all of a sudden came up to him, choked him," Lynch said of the November 22 incident. "He wanted to take his gloves, and my son said, 'I couldn't breathe, so I kicked him in the testicles."

Lynch told the station she received a call from the school informing her that her son's actions would be treated as sexual harassment.

"Your son kicked a little boy in the testicles. We call that sexual harassment," Lynch said the school told her, according to WBZ.

Matthew Wilder, spokesman for the Boston public schools, told the Globe that, while he couldn't give a comment, that an investigation is underway.

"Any kind of inappropriate touching would fall under that category," Wilder told The Globe. "The school administration is conducting a full investigation that has not concluded yet. Certainly, once that investigation is through, we'll then make a final conclusion as to who will be disciplined and how."

In a separate report, Lynch told WBZ her kids will be transferring to a different school in the city, and that she will keep her kids home until the transfer is made official.

This comes after 9-year-old Emanyea from Brookside Elementary School in North Carolina was put on two-day suspension for sexual harassment after a substitute teacher overheard him calling a teacher "cute."

The boy's mother, Chiquita Lockett, told WSOC TV she doesn't agree with the punishment.

"It's not like he went up to the woman and tried to grab her or touch her in a sexual way," Lockett told the station. "So why would he be suspended for two days?"

Comments

[dennismcmh]

09:46 AM on 12/09/2011

I might be mistaken; but aren't teachers supposed to have some sort of degree in "education"? These people have NO IDEA what the term "SEXUAL HARASSMENT" means obviously. The kid was only defending himself against a bully, by kicking him in the groin. I say...kudos to the victim. Also kudos to the parents of the victim for teaching their son to defend himself against such bullying. I suppose the bully will get away with his antics as the system seems to let all the bulllies get away with it and blame the victims. I think a class should be taught in school how to properly kick bullies in the groin to protect yourself from them. The bullies, criminals, crooks, government officials (yes..the majority of them belong in the same categories), all need to be kicked in the groin a few times to let them know we're not going to take it anymore.

[meow2204]

11:07 PM on 12/08/2011

IF your gonna start charging kids under 12 for sexual harassment guess they better start teaching what the word means in kindergarten!!!! This is Crazy!!! Adults??????

[meow2204]

11:04 PM on 12/08/2011

You people are opening up a big ole can of worms if your gonna start saying little kids need to be punished for sexual harrassment when they dont even know what the word means!!! I mean really ask them and see what they say???? YOUR GONNA START SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA BE ON THESE KIDS RECORDS FOR THE REST OF THIER LIVES --YOU ALL BETTER STOP WHILE YOUR AHEAD OR IT MIGHT JUST COME BACK AT YA!!

[Shiggity]

08:11 PM on 12/08/2011

Did it involve a sexual area? Yes. Was it sexual in nature? NO

[rockysparks]

05:20 AM on 12/08/2011

This school is SOOOO backward. A kid gets choked, defends himself and HE'S accused of sexual harassment? Nothing like defending the bully and blaming the victim ... I hope the school investigation ends with at least a reprimand to the administrators/teachers who made this ridiculous charge ...

[AngryHarpy]

01:20 AM on 12/08/2011

Thinking back on some of the times I was bullied in grade school -- I'd go back in time in an instance and kick quite a few groins.

Needless to say, these charges are ridiculous.

[jerryengelbach]

01:10 PM on 12/07/2011

There is indeed a brain gap when college educated people who are in charge of teaching children apparently don't know the difference between inappropriate sexual advances on the one hand, and on the other hand what is simply an admiring remark or an instance of self-defense.

Even if the testicular kick was not justified, it would not be "sexual harrassment," but assault.

But the sexual hypocrisy of the United States is not news. Instituting the legal category of sexual harrassment was a good thing for women. But the ignorant bluenoses who have never stood up for women's rights and in fact tend to be misogynist use the law to criminalize parents for taking nude photos of their own kids:

http://human-stupidity.com/stupid-dogma/teenage-sexuality/child-porn-baby-bath-pictures

[wiseman103199]

12:48 PM on 12/07/2011

To think teachers went to college to learn to be this stupid!!

[wiseman103199]

12:47 PM on 12/07/2011

So..following this train of idiocracy...Any woman that is being assaulted and kicks a man in his privates is now going to be charged with sexual harassment? What idiots...Do you ever look further than the end of your nose? Privatize schools!! ?These idiots would not be getting away with these then!

[thekidde]

12:46 PM on 12/07/2011

Apparently, these adults at the school have undergone mass lobotomies. This is beyond stupid.

[killerqueen84]

08:51 AM on 12/07/2011

Zero tolerance for bullying, eh? Liars. Get the victim in trouble. Way to go.

[Adam Dray]

02:55 AM on 12/07/2011

LOL 'sexual assault' my arse!! The kid wasn't trying to goose the bully, he was defending himself, and he's 7!! Good job I say, let that bully know you will stand up for yourself, it's adult sillyness that is messing it up now...........

[Jerry Villano]

02:45 AM on 12/07/2011

Our public school sys admins. have literally lost their minds! Common sense is a thing of the past, and simple child behavior is no longer allowed. Boys get into a fights, and fight dirty sometimes!

[adam646l]

02:41 AM on 12/07/2011

Sexual what?

[European1919]

02:14 AM on 12/07/2011

Those responsible at the school for classifying this as sexual harassment need to be sacked immediately and without recourse for gross incompetence.