Posted on 12/17/2007 6:48:46 PM PST by freemike
OCALA, Fla. -- A 10-year old Ocala girl brought her lunch to school and a small kitchen knife to cut it. She now faces a felony charge after being arrested. The school and the sheriff's office disagree on the reason for the arrest.
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Has every school administrator lost the last shred of sanity he/she ever had?
My nine-year-old son had a metal compass, used for making perfect circles, in his school bag. A friend told him he better take it home, because with the sharp point, the school might consider it a weapon.
It’s amazing that once all of these zero tolerance policies were put into place that all thinking adults lost the ability to reason. I would imagine that the parents forgot the knife was prohibitted, but admit that they remember learning of the policy in the past.
At least they stopped short on insisting on the death penalty.
School administrators are not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. They need simple rules to follow.
I’m asking Santa for some waders,because it’s getting pretty deep.Nothing sensible can be said here..Other than the wrong person got taken away...
It is beyond time for people who still have their sanity, decency, and integrity intact to begin running for school boards and take control of their children’s futures away from these ... (sigh) ... people. I have been thinking for some time that this is the place to start regaining control. Locally.
Right -
They had the knife.
The parents may not have been immediately available, but I just betcha the school would not have been in too much danger had the little girl been left to continue her day in school until said parents were reached -
Instead, this little girl now is a felon??? until, presumably age 18 - and this record will follow her from grade to grade - not to mention the trauma.
Adults have entered the twilight zone.
Take your kids out of public schools - they are, each and every one, under the threat of like actions each and every day.
The lunatics are in charge...
I POSTED THIS THE OTHER DAY.....SORRY IF YOU’VE SEEN IT
School 1960 vs. School 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1960 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lockdown, the FBI is called, Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors are called in to assist traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school
1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies
2007 - Police are called, SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. They are charged with assault and both are expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won’t sit still in class, disrupts other students.
1960 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal’s office and given a good paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra state funding because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1960 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some Aspirin to school
1960 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high-school English.
1960 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro’s cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist.USCivil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover Independence Day firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up an anthill.
1960 - Ants die.
2007 - Homeland Security and the FBI are called and Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. teams investigate parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny’s dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.
1960 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in federal prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.
She should plead not guilty and ask for a jury trial.
I’m sure there are some publicity-seeking legal firms who would take the case pro bono. It should not be a difficult one to win.
Did’nt know Pedro,,just those other boys,,man that was fun,,except mark got his butt kicked,,that’s how I remember it..
Different as night and day..
It is time to eliminate “tenure” in all schools, fire a (bunch) of coddled “teachers”, and take back our public schools.
NOW.
No more excuses.
Educators, have gone completely nuts.
Nonsense alert. She is 10 years old. There is no way she will be charged with a felony.
The schools have gone insane, and some of it is due to the twisted version of liability that has been forced on us by a greed band of lawyers.
But, there is no way that a 10 year old can face a felony charge for this. In that respect, this article is yellow journalism
Un f’n believable. This is felony stupid, that’s that this is. If I was that girls Dad I think I would come unglued.
I guess they have to do this...After eating her steak, she could have hacked the principal and janitor to death...You know...Liability issues. Same reason why they now only provide the students with pencils that have erasers on both ends. Safety first.
If some nitwit, pc drenched, idiot did something like that to one of mine. There would definitely be felonies involved.
I can’t imagine how scared (and scared) a little kid could be, when taken by the police like this. Why can’t the police just stand strong and tell the “school” people to handle it themselves?
Hah! In elementary school, we used to take our pocket knifes to school and play mumbly peg out in the fields.. jeez
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