Posted on 12/14/2010 10:25:10 AM PST by neverdem
COLUMBIA FALLS - A Columbia Falls girl who was suspended from school for leaving a hunting rifle locked in the trunk of her car will return to school on Tuesday.
Members of the Columbia Falls School Board have voted unanimously not to expel Demari DeReu and almost two weeks into a suspension from school she'll be returning to Columbia Falls High School.
The Columbia Falls School Board voted unanimously Monday evening to allow the teen to school without being expelled, but not before lengthy discussion and an emotional explanation took place.
"It's not fair to hear that this isn't going to affect my college education, when I already have two Fs," DeReu stated.
"Montana never intended for this situation to be a violation of section 20.5. 202 subsection 2," attorney Sean Franton told the board.
Members listened to the facts, the arguments and an emotional DeReu before casting their votes.
DeReu was hugged by many of her friends and family after learning she would be back in school on Tuesday, the matter would be cleared from her record at the end of the year, and that the school would help her get back on track with her work.
Members of the Columbia Falls School Board have voted unanimously not to expel Demari DeReu
Our public employees and leaders are CREATING the leaders of the next revolution.
I find it so amazing that only a few decades ago, children would take firearms to school so they could work on them in shop and if competing in rifle team events, they were often required to take them to school.
Our public employees and leaders are CREATING the leaders of the next revolution.
In fact, to put it another way, our leaders should learn something from the first part of Inglorious Bastards, and what it lead to in the end. People are not machines, and those harmed by those in power do not forget.
This would have never been an issue when I was in school some 20 odd years ago.
The rules were simple. If you drove they had to stay in your vehicle. They couldn’t be brought to school on the bus. If a parent brought you to school the gun had to be taken to the principal’s office for the day.
I heard the gym was packed for the meeting and several cameras were recording the comments. I hope they show up on YouTube soon.
I’m 45 years old and I carried my grandfathers old Winchester model 97 trench gun he had to school to show in a war and armaments class I elected to take in 7th grade. I didn’t have a case so I wrapped it in a sheet, handed it to the bus driver then took it in and handed it to the teacher before my fist class started. Brought it home the same way, and this was in Brighton Michigan, not exactly a backwater rural area. If my son did the exact same thing on the same bus route now I’m thinking they would call out a SWAT team to deal with him.
But I thought the gun ban only applied to charm bracelets and squirt guns! /sarc
I’m happy to hear that this has gone her way. Hopefully she has learned a lesson or two here:
1. Never trust a leftist
2. Stand up for what you believe in
3. Never give an inch
Not ever generation has the spirit to rebel.
I think that most Americans would sooner become like North Koreans than die for a Republic. There really isn’t much hope.
As you said, today this would bring out the SWAT teams....
Columbia Falls. My home town. Haven’t been back there in years. Pretty little Montana town in the mountains just outside Glacier Nat. Park.
I hope Miss DeRue has learned that a tyranny is never fair, and to never cooperate with one.
Her parents should have immediately transferred her to a private school and transferred her records. The private school would have allowed her to complete her courses and receive the appropriate grade.
>>I think that most Americans would sooner become like North Koreans than die for a Republic. There really isn’t much hope.<<
I think there is some truth to what you say. IIRC, however, even during the revolution there was less than 50% support - at first. I could be wrong, but the fact is that there was, at the least, a large majority of colonists that did not want to give up their “comfort” and wanted to stick with the status quo.
The question is whether or not we will even have the 10-20% who are willing to be called “terrorists” for standing up to evil.
The enemy is more than willing to create as many Waco type incidents as they need...and finish them off down to the last child.
I thought I had heard that she was an honor roll student — ? with two Fs ??
Did the grades change as a result of PC teachers?
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