[defconw]

There is also a good chance that today they do this to a kid acting bratty. Tomorrow the teacher may call the police on some kid for expressing his patriotism or wearing a cross. I realize some of these kids are out of control and I realize some of the parents are irresponsible. But what is really going on here? Intimidation, pure and simple. They are conditioning the kids. You do what we say or we will bring in the cops to take you out.

Pretty scary if you ask me. We are already living in a police state. Might makes right.

[Leaning Right]

You do make a point. As I noted in a previous post, I'm an inner city school teacher. And I've seen school security and school police do some pretty iffy things, constitutionally, over the years.

So there is some reason to support the "police state" theory of yours. But it's important to note that a school is not like a public park or a sidewalk! One's rights are necessarily more limited in any school, just as your rights are more limited when you're in the army or at work.

From my perspective, the real danger here is that we are "teaching" students that it is OK to have no respect for reasonable, agreed-upon rules. That lesson will surely stay with them in later on in life.

[publius911]

If hypotheticals frighten you that badly, you should spend more time in a closet...

[moehoward]

" Intimidation, pure and simple. They are conditioning the kids. You do what we say or we will bring in the cops to take you out."

The school's hands have been tied by lawyers. Most don't even have detention as a deterrent anymore. They have no other alternative.

Keep in mind this cop doubled as a school officer so he probably was well aware of this problem student.