Thanks, it's a shame all around. *sigh*
We just had two kids caught stealing at my son's school (15, not really kids) and expelled. Actually the school had to expel one, the parents of the other yanked him before the school could and, rumor is, he's off to military school. Rumor also is the other family argued the expulsion. Guess which kid is better off in the long run.
Tough Love. Does a world of good.