Pupil appeals over Harry Potter "witchcraft"

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:49 am

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African schoolboy has appealed to education authorities after refusing to answer an exam question on Harry Potter because he believes the best-selling children's' books promote witchcraft.

Eighteen-year-old John Smit did not answer a comprehension question on a review of one of J.K. Rowling's books on the boy wizard, worth 30 percent of his English exam.

"He wouldn't answer it because it supports witchcraft, and we're against witchcraft ... the Bible is against witchcraft," Smit's mother, who did not wish to give her first name, told Reuters on Monday.

The family has written to provincial director of examinations to complain. Authorities have yet to respond.

"I hope they will give him his average mark. This shouldn't happen again," she said.

African Christian Democratic Party MP Cheryllyn Dudley said South Africa needed a clear policy to avoid other pupils facing moral dilemmas during exams.

"I have read (Harry Potter books), I have researched them thoroughly, and my personal opinion is that they are witchcraft manuals," Dudley told Reuters.

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[b][i][color=\"gray\"][font=\"tahoma\"]IMHO i think he was just trying to get out of the exam easy, witchcraft manual my butt, everything you read in that book is fictional, you dont hold a wand and mutter "alo hamora" and it unlocks doors ... fail him FAIL HIM!!![/b][/i][/color][/font]

fuseku · Post by **fuseku** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:42 am

he probably didn't know the answer so he complained, smart.. <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... /boxer.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'(box)\' />

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:03 am

[color=\"green\"]i agree with mobes...FAIL HIS <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... nsored.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'(cens)\' />!!! [/color]

RuffRyders · Post by **RuffRyders** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:35 am

Yeah, he's just trying to get out of answering the question because he doesn't know jack about it.

Post by **Jim** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:21 pm

manual for witchcraft <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... ocking.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'(ack)\' /> i better get another copy <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... >/blum.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':P\' />

It's not a manual, it's not even promoting witchcraft. I've read the books, it's no more "witchcraft" promoting than Cinderella...btw where can i get a pumpkin-car-thing