Mother says her 7-year-old son was written up at school for saying ‘Jesus Christ’

MEMPHIS (WQBC) – “Jesus Christ” is said in many places, including church and Bible study.

But one mother in Tennessee said her 7-year-old son was written up in school for saying “Jesus Christ.”

Shonna Coleman said she got a call from her son’s first grade teacher telling her the boy had said a bad word that day.

“So we was like, ‘OK, so what did he say?’ And she said, ‘He said Jesus Christ,’” Coleman said.

The disciplinary notice from Hope Sullivan Elementary School dated Jan. 4 said “He said Jesus Christ when he dropped his LEGOs he was cleaning up from recess.”

The notice also checks off a box that said unacceptable language and another box that reads “Had conference with student.”

“Never in my life have I heard at a public school that you cannot say Jesus Christ, and she said it wasnt that he said the word, it was how he said it because he dropped his LEGOs,” Coleman said.

Coleman also said she was not aware of any policy within the school district about not saying “Jesus Christ.”

When the school district’s documents were investigated, nothing was found indicating that “Jesus Christ” was considered profanity and not allowed to be said in school.

Desoto County Schools released a statement in response that said students within the district would not be reprimanded from simply saying “Jesus Christ.”

Although district officials said they cannot comment on specific student situations, they said it is possible that a student could be corrected for a disrespectful use of Jesus Christ’s name.