I had a conversation with a colleague a while back about the state of primary (K-12) schools here in the U.S. Too much hand-holding, unrealistic reward structures, too much blame on the parents and the teachers (and not enough on kids meeting their responsibilities). Not enough math, not enough critical thinking.

And we were both convinced our kids were better off going to schools outside the U.S., where they can learn the "tough-love" lessons we did. Well, here's another kind of "love" (and yet more reason to think U.S. schools here are whacked, in the post-Columbine, NCLB era):

IPS police and Marion County child protection workers are investigating an incident involving two first-graders who officials said were caught trying to have sex Wednesday at an Eastside school.

District officials worried that the incident may have signaled that at least one of the 6-year-olds had been abused before. A child psychologist acknowledged that possibility but said the behavior simply could have been an attempt to copy something seen on a video or cable TV.

"One of them may be a victim," said Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Duncan Pat Pritchett. "We're waiting for the conclusion of the two investigations. At that age, that's learned behavior."

The names of the two children have not been made public. But the girl and boy, who were released to their parents, received five-day suspensions and could be booted from classes at School 69 for the rest of the year.