learning lessons at school
At a high school: Student X beats up Student Y. Student Y does not fight back, so it’s viewed as an attack. Parents of Student Y file for and receive an injunction – Student X is not allowed within 500 ft. of Student Y. But they go to the same high school. What’s a school board to do?
- Transfer Student X to another high school.
- Expel Student X.
- Nothing – let law enforcement handle it.
- Have Student X’s schoolwork delivered to her house, so she can stay home, never learn to improve her social behavior, while sending a message to other deviant high schoolers that thuggery can get you a stay-at-home diploma from the high school.
You can guess which one the Hillsborough County School Board chose.
This is ridiculous. Student Y’s parents demanded the school enforce the court order. And for some reason, the HCSB came up with the above solution. Why is the school board responsible for enforcing a court order? Isn’t that law enforcement’s job? Who decided that the school board is responsible for the actions of students. Couldn’t they suggest the parents call police if the injunction is violated. And where are the thug’s parents?
But this is nothing new. Parents who cannot control their children have always sent them to school. And school officials have taken on all that they can. I think it’s gone too far.
Meanwhile, we have this. How many high-schoolers have spent all their thinkin’ energy figureing out a way to not have to go to school? Now they only have to beat a few kids up.
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April 9th, 2006 at 9:57 am
Misdemeanor battery? That’s all this girl was charged with?? Someone attacked my son and he almost died of a brain hemmorage. What is it going to take until these “punks” are punished for what they do? Is someone going to have to die? The issue here isn’t just the court order, it’s why is this girl even allowed to walk the streets? Why isn’t she in juvenile hall. Why is she allowed to continue to walk around and possibly hurt someone else? She should not be allowed to stay home and learn. She should be in a juvenile facility where maybe she will learn right from wrong and where she will not be able to hurt anyone else.
April 9th, 2006 at 10:01 am
“Student Y does not fight back, so it’s viewed as an attack.”
Since when does fighting back make it “not an attack”? Victims fight back all the time, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t attacked!!!!