Student Suspended for Call to Mom in Iraq

Newsday ^ | 05/06/05 | AP

[rwfromkansas]

That is more like it.

[JoJo Gunn]

Authoritarian Government Gods, may I please speak to mother who is in Iraq fighting for your fat, lazy, worthless government employee, tax sucking asses?

Well said.

[RushCrush]

I would be sitting at the computer no matter what that woman was doing. The most important mission in her life is to raise the child God gave her. In that case, she truly is an "army of one". And she's AWOL. What kind of "conservative" thinks it's OK for mothers to go off to war? Not women (which is wrong to begin with), but mothers? And the kid has already lost his Dad.

You sound like Dr. Laura. (I'm not saying that as if it is a bad thing!!!)

[Hunble]

YOU GET A STANDING OVATION!

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.

What's a "nither"?

Michael Frazier

[beeler]

Is this another example of an argument eventually degenerating into one side using Nazism to refute or discredit the arguments of the other side? Really though, I was thinking of something more along the lines of paying income taxes. But if you really want to compare an insubordinate high school student to an Nazi soldier, be my guest.

[chudogg]

After viewing this thread, I am now under the impression that Free Republic has been infilitrated by radical DU'ers, some which have sign up dates going back a few years. No freeper i know would show the lack of intellectual capability to claim that the student should have followed the leftist "school rules".

[BlueNgold]

I'm done with this thread.
I honestly think that some people have taken the cause of 'supporting the troops' to extremes in some cases - and in my opinion this is one of them.

What I've gathered from this thread is apparantly I am the biggest a$$ on FR today because:
1) Before I deployed I took the time to know who could and could not be contacted at work/school etc. (Heck, silly me even made a list of people, phone numbers, and times/days it was OK to call so that in the event I got to a phone I could check the time and see who was available.)
2) I don't think banning kids from using cell phones during school hours is a bad thing.
3) I made every effort to repect the rules affecting civilians within my family. (Realizing that military service was MY choice, and therefore the hardships and sacrifices were MINE to make.)
4) I would descipline a child who swore at his principal, or caused a scene at school.
5) I expect others to do the same.

So be it. I'm the jerk. I'm out.

[fabriclady]

Teachers are mere mortals and can make mistakes. It is up to the administration to correct their mistakes. In this case, they made the wrong call. And, some teachers should be working at the corner store.
I have been calling the reporter that first reported the story. We are not close to hearing the end of this.
With 3700 (I am sure this is what I was told is number of Military students) Military students, I am sure they have a tough job. They must know they are up to the task before they apply.

[juggernaut]

This would be a reasonable and fair outcome.

[juggernaut]

You are right on the money!

[sandydipper]

So what's the problem??

[Hunble]

I would be sitting at the computer no matter what that woman was doing. The most important mission in her life is to raise the child God gave her. In that case, she truly is an "army of one". And she's AWOL. What kind of "conservative" thinks it's OK for mothers to go off to war? Not women (which is wrong to begin with), but mothers? And the kid has already lost his Dad.

Everyone in the military Reserves, never dreamed that America would actually go to war during the time that they had signed up for.

America did go to war, and people like this son's mother, did what she was expected to do. Nobody hated the idea of leaving her son and going to Iraq more that she did.

It is now our responsibility, as American citizens, to take care of both the son and mother.

If we can help by kicking some school administration butt, then that is what we will do. If we must unite together and help this mother to control her son, then we will take on that task also.

As American citizens, we have a duty to perform!

[Pelayo]

that said, for the kid to use this as an excuse to allow his grades to go down is just as dumb.

You think he's learning anything there of value? I taught my self through Highschool, and there has yet to be a year when I wasn't on the deans list at college. Public school is a socialist joke.

[RushCrush]

Yes it is a joke but when you're in it you may as well make good grades.
Or would you rather he flunked out?

[Windcatcher]

Hear, hear. Some of the arguments here seem to be defending the leftist anti-war school administrations at all costs...more of the fascism of the "tolerant" left. I'm becoming suspicious.

Should one who was already a mother have enlisted? I don't know the mother's skill set and I refuse to judge her. Perhaps she looked at Army pay and benefits as providing a better life for her child than working checkout at K-Mart. In life there is risk and reward.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.
"I would respect the school's policies, and I would demand that my family do the same."

Why would you possibly take a stand like that in this age of socialists and pedophiles?

Michael Frazier

[Windcatcher]

We also don't know what she did for a living, if she was a reservist. My friend recently got called up for an 18-month deployment as an MP in Germany, even though he and his wife just had their second baby. Now she has to take care of two kids all by herself. It happens, and I'll defend his choice to be in the Army reserve to the end.

[mware]

The folks at Fox could set up some sort of way that he could talk with his mom, maybe even be able to see her at the same time.

[chudogg]

I would be sitting at the computer no matter what that woman was doing.

History shows thats not true. If it weren't for people like her you would be doing manual labor and speaking in a foriegn language.

What kind of "conservative" thinks it's OK for mothers to go off to war? Not women (which is wrong to begin with), but mothers?

We can speak of the women in the military debate some other time, until then, not enough REAL MEN are signing up. Why don't you do service so mothers don't have to take the responsibility of allowing their children to grow up with freedom, OR, please post your MOS, ETS date, and your last rank held that qualifies you to make this judgement!