[torchthemummy]

What happens if a girl is found with a birth control pill - automatic promotion to the next grade? As a conservative, I am strongly on the side of law and order but this is a clear case where the letter of the law trumps a reasonable application of the spirit of the law.

[Unknown Freeper]

Evidently, the board members have never had a bad case of cramps.

[tbpiper]

this is a clear case where the letter of the law trumps a reasonable application of the spirit of the law.

I agree. To me, it seems that when the letter of the law is applied with appropriate amounts of wisdom & mercy the result is 'justice'. This case has no amount of either.