Posted on 07/10/2021 7:18:23 PM PDT by Hojczyk
You may recall the story of Ka’Mauri Harrison, the Louisiana elementary school student who was suspended from school last year after a teacher briefly spotted a BB gun in Harrison’s room during a virtual class session.
Harrison had simply picked up the BB gun from the floor of his bedroom and put it away so that his younger brother wouldn’t trip over it, but the mere sight of the BB gun through the boy’s laptop camera was enough to cause the Jefferson Parish School District to claim that Harrison had violated the district’s weapons policy, and they barred from attending class, even online, for several weeks.
Not long afterwards, a sixth grader in the same district was suspended for basically the same reason; an accidental and brief display of a BB gun. Tomie Brown’s parents ended up suing the school district in federal court, along with Ka’Mauri’s parents, and earlier this week the Jefferson Parish School Board decided to settle the lawsuit instead of trying to defend the actions of the teacher and superintendent in court.
The board agreed to pay Harrison’s family $92,500 and Brown’s family $72,500.
In addition, the board agreed to change disciplinary records of both students to say they were suspended for disruptive conduct, removing any reference to weapons.
“The School Board and Harrison-Williams and Brown families are pleased that they were able to reach a resolution and can now refocus on the education of Jefferson Parish students in an orderly, safe and welcoming environment in both virtual and non-virtual classroom settings,” attorneys for the school board and the families said in a joint statement.
The school board was criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association for the suspensions, which applied policies banning weapons at school or
(Excerpt) Read more at bearingarms.com ...
"Uh, we've lost both the ACLU and the NRA. My advice is settle. Now."
“change disciplinary records of both students to say they were suspended for disruptive conduct”
This should not be so either.
Geachers need to be financially hit by their personal disasters on the job. They need to lose a percentage of their retirement and wages per incident when the school taxpayers also are financially penalized for their idiocy.
I would have demanded that their suspensions be expunged completely from their records ...
In addition, the board agreed to change disciplinary records of both students to say they were suspended for disruptive conduct...
How about removing the suspension in total.
They hit the Jackpot! For a change, it is someone who deserved a payout. This is the only way to make some teachers pay attention, and not forget what privacy means.
Not nearly enough money and their records should have been expunged of all suspensions.
carry that thought on to policemen, and you have my vote.
I think for whatever public servant is involved they need skin in the game and loss of a percentage of their wages and pensions, per incident. The taxpayers are always on the hook and they did nothing wrong.
Cops too.
There are no conservative school boards or systems anywhere in America.
… suspended from school last year after a teacher briefly spotted a BB gun in Harrison’s room during a virtual class session.
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The nitwit nanny state teacher should have to pony up the fine. Stupid should have a price,
How about taking your children out of these terrible schools.
Why expose your children to education majors who are at the academic bottom of the distribution.
And Doctors!
Not a total victory since the schools will continue to maintain a record for the student’s suspension as being for “disruptive behavior”...
Heaven forbid these school-board communist scum ever got a look at the bedrooms any of my great grandchildren who are between the ages of 8 & 19...
After the virus there are a lot of doctors who should find other jobs...maybe teachers?
exactly what i was going to say
Personally sued
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