at twelve years of age - if this kid didn't 'understand' what he was doing - 
there is something seriously wrong with him, and his parents upbringing.

how old does the age of not understanding 'the ramifications of what he did 
before it happened' rise? pretty soon does a 21 year old use that same 
excuse? this falls back to the parents of that kid. the way he was raised is 
what dictated the action.

even if the child didn't know a thing about art, he should certainly know 
not to ruin public property. the action speaks volumes of what type of child 
is in question and how he was raised.

absolutley the parents of this boy from this charter school should be held 
liable.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rebecca Fitzgerald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:07 PM
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Detroit Art Museum vandalism


> See article below. So, will the museum try to recoup some of the cost from
> the parents? Why wasn't the kid charged.even as a juvenile?
>
> Becky Fitzgerald
>
> DETROIT -- The Detroit Institute of Arts is stuck with having to repair a
> painting worth $1.5 million.
> It has to remove a stain left by a wad of gum stuck on the painting by a
> 12-year-old visitor.
> It happened Friday. Museum officials said the boy was with a group from
> Holly Academy in Oakland County, Mich., when he took the gum out of his
> mouth and stuck it on Helen Frankenthaler's 1963 abstract painting "The
> Bay."
> The gum didn't stick to the fiber of the canvas, but left a stain the size
> of a quarter. Museum experts are researching the chemicals in the gum to
> decide how to clean the painting.
>
> Holly Academy director Julie Kildee said the boy had been suspended from 
> the
> charter school and said his parents also have disciplined him.
> "Even though we give very strict guidelines on proper behavior and we hold
> students to high standards, he is only 12 and I don't think he understood
> the ramifications of what he did before it happened, but he certainly
> understands the severity of it now," said Kildee.
>
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