[MikefromOhio]

I can only imagine what was going through the school's mind...

I mean, Ft. Benning is only right there next to Columbus, GA. There is probably a very good portion of the students there with military parents.....

[Calpernia]

There were a lot of Canteeners on this subject last night. This post is an update.

Can you give them a ping?

[Calpernia]

Update ping.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Geeesh! They should suspend the PRINCIPAL for three days.

[Calpernia]

Previous threads:


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398518/posts
Student Suspended Over Call From Mom in Iraq

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1398154/posts
School Suspends Student for Year for Talking to His Overseas Soldier Mom During Lunch

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398300/posts
Suspension for cell phone call reduced

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398060/posts
Mother's call gets son in hot water

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398059/posts
Student Suspended for Call to Mom in Iraq

[Psycho_Bunny]

a teacher told him to give up his cell phone outside the school during his lunch break, and he refused...School officials said Francois was defiant and used profanity when asked to surrender his phone.

Three words:

Good for him.

[Republican Wildcat]

They blinked, because they know they were wrong.

[lionheart 247365]

Common sense , logic , rational , are all abandoned in a politically correct society . It's amazing they've gone that far in reducing his punishment . God bless you the son of an american mom serving in Iraq . And god bless your mom and all others who have choosen to serve their country .. .. .. I'll forgive you for talking to your mom .. .. ..

[Grendel9]

They're administrators! They didn't realize there's
a time difference between Georgia and Iraq!

[jackieaxe]

It's amazing what a little sunlight can do to these little Hitlers who suck away our tax money while they pollute our kids with their social agenda.

[tahotdog]

Sounds like they need to fire everybody at the school from the janitor to the principle and everybody in between.

[Teflonic]

The local paper printed another update to this story which I posted here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398550/posts

[mountn man]

What was the kid "actually" suspended for? I mean, there is no doubt too many schools with brain damaged teachers and administrators, but this school being so close to Benning, would make me think that they might actually be aware of students with parents in country somewhere else.

Was the kid suspended for using his phone and not surrendering it? Or is it possible that the kid was being a bad ass army brat (there are some)? And when the teacher saw him breaking a known school rule, and told him to give up the phone, did the kid cop an attitude from the get go? Before the details were known.

Also, if you don't allow some leaway on this issue for the school, every kid will say they're talking to their parent in Iraq, or at least the teachers will feel like their authority is being subverted.

If the kid spouted off to a teacher, without any attempt at a civil communication about the situation, he was in the wrong. And if he were my kid, would have a lot more to worry about (and scream about) than 10 days suspension.

I don't know the whole story. But seeing that the article comes from ABC news, I trust them to paint a pretty unbiased picture of the whole situation. (yes I was just being sarcastic about ABC)

I'm not trying to remove blame from the school. I realize what these indoctrination camps are like. But at the same time, I know what a lot of todays kids are like, military or not. I also know what some military kids are like.

[citizencon]

The school smells a lawsuit.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

The thing is, the student had not business using profanity, so he should have been punished.

Where the school messed up, was not in giving a similar punishment to the teacher who exercised unrighteous dominion.