Posted on 05/27/2004 1:18:08 PM PDT by Roberts
And why do they do this? Allegedly because school violence is on the rise, and after Columbine they have to take the 'necessary steps' to ensure such incidents don't occur again.
Well, even Spetz would say that sounds nice. Sounds all warm and fluffy ...goodness, I now feel like going to hug a kitten and sing 'Coke brings the world together!'
However, a caveat pops up. The fact that since 1992 onwards (when they started keeping tabs), school violence -including the media darling cases of Columbine - has fallen by 40%. That is a huge drop. Imagine if income, voter-popularity, or taxes fell 40%!
Yet, if you look at the way the idea of school violence is propagated by the media and special interest groups, it would seem as if kids all over are waking up to go to school with murderous intent. As if they are raving rabid lunatics with a shiv up their sleeve and a landmine inside their backpack, next to their personalized copy of Mein Kampf and the bloody entrails of a clubbed baby seal!
Zero Tolerance is a reflex response to a threat that isn't really that much of a threat, and a response that does more harm than good.
Ain't that the truth?
The principal has now admitted her staff did not call police, did not interview potential witnesses, and did not conduct a proper investigation.
Years ago, when my daughter was in middle school a boy reached under her skirt as she was stepping onto the bus. He grabbed a handful of her crotch.
She decked him.
I was called to the school and informed she was banned from the bus and might be suspended for the assault. When I arrived at the office there was a good sized kid setting near the door - bloody nose and a good shiner starting. Jennifer looked very mad. I asked her what happened and she told me, the boy confirmed it.
As the vice principal approached I asked to see the police report.
Well, I dont think we have to bring the police into this.
I went off. I told him I would call the police myself. He couldnt understand, thinking I wanted to report that Jennifer assaulted the boy.
You mean this punk sexually assaulted my daughter and you condone it? Ill be damned! Sir, there is never any excuse for physical violence. After we had a not-so civil talk, it was decided not to suspend her from the bus or school. I figured the punk having his butt beat - painfully - by a girl was enough. I told her there in the office that if it happened again I would expect him to be hospitalized.
Looks like that girl is going to own that school before this is over.
I saw the video, pissed me off. The punk that did this needs to get expelled.
What does she need summer school for? This only happened last week, and she ought to be back in school by tomorrow, unless this interim principal wants to get whacked with a huge personal lawsuit, in addition to the lawsuit that the school district is obviously already facing.
Sounds like you handled it well, and trained your daughter well in the art of fisticuffs! Good job.
She may end up owning the school, but what would that be worth? Administrators who fail/refuse to investigate an assault have no business being entrusted with our children.
This is typical treatment of special ed kids in public schools. I could tell you many stories, but the first one that comes to mind is that my daughter had to share a locker with another girl that she didn't know. As a matter of fact neither ever saw the other and for several months had no idea who they were sharing the locker with. When the girl found out that her locker partner was in special ed, she threw out my daughter's coat and books and invited three other girls to share the locker. My daughter reported it to the vice principal, who answered that those girls wouldn't do anything like that, they're very popular.
My thoughts exactly. Why isn't she back in school NOW, with the punk that lit her hair on fire expelled?
Not really, when you consider that her surname sounds Jewish. The principal (and some of his students) should undergo some uncomfortable questioning.
It amazes me that some adults are the equivalent of pro wrestling "referees" -- no one allowed to defend him/her self, and no excuse for any reaction to an assault.
Next time, your daughter may feel compelled to eliminate that punk's breeding capabilities.
As long as parents continue to take this kind of poo-hockey, they'll keep dishing it out. Pulling the kids out of this circus we call public education is the only way. Kinda reminds me of someone standing around when being beaten syaing; "Thank you, Sir!. May I have another?".
No training needed, she picked it up on her own - and from her mother.
When my late wife and I went to a bar, I could shoot pool relaxed, knowing she was watching my back.
At the risk of sounding litigious, that principal should be forced to answer some questions in a courtroom, under oath.
The article states that she has CP. Her phraseology may be more a function of her physical impairment than an indicator of mental ability, although her educational progress may have suffered, too.
Next time, your daughter may feel compelled to eliminate that punk's breeding capabilities.
That was one of my suggestions when I went off.
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