South Carolina Ping
Posted on 02/24/2005 7:56:16 AM PST by SmithL
A parent chaperon is accused of buying alcohol for students on a field trip.
Lenoir City Schools Superintendent Wayne Miller, along with police and the District Attorney are investigating the report.
Miller says the incident allegedly happened Saturday night, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Seventeen students and four chaperones from Lenoir City High's Chamber Choir were sightseeing and performing in the city last weekend. They performed in a Baptist Church Sunday.
Miller is still gathering information, but he says it appears a number of students were with a mother, when she stopped at a convenient store and bought the alcohol. He says just three students, including the woman's daughter, later chose to drink it in her presence.
"If a parent had provided my own daughter with alcohol, I would have a serious issue with that," Miller says.
His daughter is involved in the high school choral program, but she wasn't on the trip.
"I have no idea why, no idea why," he reacts. "It's just an example of extremely poor judgment on several people's parts."
Miller says a detailed, itinerary is designed to keep field trips on task. Typically, he trusts parent chaperones to supervise the time in-between scheduled events.
"We don't protect kids from parents, they are our allies," Miller says. "We've always assumed they have the same goals we do, for their children to be as successful as possible and to abide by the rules of school and civil law."
Normally, students caught drinking at school events would see a 365 day suspension because it's a zero tolerance offense.
This time, the consequences, like the circumstances, will likely be different.
Punishment for the parent isn't clear either.
"We're asking the police department to pursue this with all vigor," Miller says of the mother accused. "We'd like to see if there's charges that are able to be filed, that they are filed."
The mother accused has denied her involvement to the school principal.
The superintendent is meeting with all parents to explain what happened and what happens next Thursday at 4:30 p.m. He says counselors will be available.
Miller is also consulting with an attorney about having chaperones sign statements before field trips.
You are posting on a public forum, whining about the posters on it, knocking it and making off-topic complaints about it.
You seem to want to make this personal now, when you are the one who chose to appear on this thread and denigrate this forum.
We can all see you can't defend your behavior.
I see you have even more time on your hands than I do.
Did I reply first to any of your posts? I don't think so. I just wanted to stop anyone from placing blame on the mother so they would not get sandbagged. Taking personal responsibility is not allowed on FR. Did someone not tell you? So I have changed my way of thinking. If you do not like it, just MOVE ON. Why waste your time replying to me?
I have to agree with cyncooper. I too, was a bit put off by this post:
As I have learned on FR, the mother is in no way responsible, holds any blame, etc....
I believe this stems from the thrashing you received after stating the pregnant mother was responsible for her and her son's death because she chose to date their murderer. Your timing was off and the reaction of other freepers have put you on the defensive. Lighten up a bit, please.
More FR bashing.
And again whining because I personally posted to you. You are on a public forum, here, and I will comment when someone denigrates it.
How could I have received a thrashing when many posters agreed with me and I got many PM agreeing with me? I would rather be on the side of protecting children rather than defending those who don't. As I stated, I just wanted to make sure no one made the same mistake I did by possibly suggesting one might be responsible for their actions. That is a no-no. IF the post so bothered you people, why don't you just MOVE ON!
No.
Unbelievable. I managed to miss that.
You really dislike women, don't you?
I am NOT bashing Freerepublic, just making a comment about some of the posters. Freerepublic is a great place or I wouldn't come here. It just amazes me that someone would take so much interest in what I said.
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I am NOT bashing Freerepublic
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Both statements uttered by you.
Why are you so interested in what I say?
I am a woman. I love women who take responsibility for their children.
Is that like the "cool cities" Gov. Granholm wants in Michigan? LOL
Why can't you defend what you say?
In my personal opinion, if you are old enough to die for your country, you are old enough to drink alcohol in it. I know it isn't the law, but its my opinion.
Preach on brother!
It's funny how idiots can manage to get this crap by. They're to watery sacked to hold people accountable for their actions (drinking and screwing up) and punishing them, but they don't have any qualms about denying a whole groups rights as an alternative...
Why do I need to defend what I say? Especially to someone I do not even know? I have my opinion and that is that.
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