I'm adding this....I watched a few trailers and clips online....I can definetely say that I stand my my original opinion of the movie. Gruesome and inappropriate...
I should have stuck to reading about it....I'm off to think about something nice so I can selep tonight.

Call me a prude (hey BlueDev, you stinking prude!), but I would be beyond furious if Saw was shown in any age class. That they were 12 blows my mind. I would definately take action.

This should be lodged as a complaint to the school board if the girl's parents object.

Well, apparently many parents object. Many of them didn't know until this girl's mom started making phone calls. I'm just in shock. I wonder what action should (and will be) taken against the teacher and the school......

I couldn't get through the reviews or 30-second trailers on tv without my stomach turning.

Keep us updated on the situation, ok?

The teacher deftinely should be reprimanded. Children shouldn't be allowed to view it. It's rated R for a reason.

There are two disgusting and dismaying situations here.

The innappropriate film (((ParaTed2k proudly joins BlueDev in the Prude Patrol!)))) that should never taken up any part of a 12 year old's classtime. ((((And this is coming from a dad who let his kids watch "The Changling" when they were younger than 12!)))

But this is the most disgusting and dismaying part of it all:

Apparently, the teacher told the kids not to tell anyone about this either.

These are 13 words that can never be part of a description of a competent teacher!!! These are the words of child molesters!!!

((((For the record, no I'm not calling her a child molester, I am merely pointing out that "don't tell anyone" is a child molester's best protection))))

wow

an "R" rated movie shown in school?

that's unacceptable

These are 13 words that can never be part of a description of a competent teacher!!! These are the words of child molesters!!!

That's what concerned me, the (REMOTE, but nonetheless real) possibility that this teacher could be "grooming" students.

Please, don't let this issue die. That teacher should be SEVERELY reprimanded, and you MIGHT want to check into laws regarding showing pornography to minors. I don't know if they apply in this case, but they might.

It's R rated.  A 12 year old can't watch it in the theater without a parent- so why should it be allowed in SCHOOL?

If parents can't trust teachers to protect their children while at school, what are they supposed to do?  I would be outraged if it were my child that was shown an R rated film.  Parents have the right to control what is shown to their children.

And people wonder why private schools and home schooling are gaining popularity.......

The main issue to me is the teacher denied the guardians of the children their right to decide what their kids can and can't see.

That's the point in ratings, to let parents know that the movie is something they should decide whether or not their kids see. That's the reason why kids can't get in.

Teacher should be in trouble. If this was a movie full of T&A, it would be easy to get something done, but people don't take this kind of gruesome, pointless violence seriously.

At our school, we aren't allowed to even show "PG" films to that age group.

A rated "R" movie wouldn't even be allowed for seniors, much less 12 year olds. Any movies, music, etc. we use in class has to be pre-approved.

Geez...why don't they just show "The Exorcist" to kindergarteners? Or maybe porn flicks for Sex Ed class?
I hope that teacher gets severely reprimanded at the very, very least.

One word solution. Home-school.

I saw this movie in the theatre with my husband. (I'm a huge horror genre fan) However I am 21 years old and it still turned my stomach to watch this. There were several scenes that made me turn away and hide behind my husband's arm. This is NOT a movie for children. Severe actions need to be taken with this teacher. It was inappropriate to show this in the first place with or without parental consent. But then to tell the children to keep it a secret was a gross error in judgement. My husband and I are thinking about putting our children through private schools, and it's things like this that help push us further that direction.

Holy cats, they showed that to a 12 year old!?!! Hell no, that's not appropriate AT all. I saw it with my husband one afternoon last week, and even I was grossed out by some parts of it (not to mention I thought that acting was shoddy as all get out which totally runied the plot). There's no way I'd have let my 12 year old see that.

I'd be calling the school to voice my concerns..