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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 10:57 AM Original message |
8th-Grader Punished After Reporting Students Had Sex On Bus (did not report it soon enough) |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
1. they should have really kept it quiet, not singling out the girl.... and dealt with situation |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The mother is obviously the one who went to the media |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. possibly. anything is possible when we dont know. but the school already outed the child |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. The daughter is being unfairly disciplined. Why should the mother keep quiet? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Maybe because now all her classmates will treat her like a snitch. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The school had already publicly punished her. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. It says that in the article does it? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Yes, it did. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Publicly means they announced or otherwise published it for the whole school to see |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. You made the point about "tattling." I was pointing out that |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I think you are jumping to certain conclusions that aren't in the story. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Just want to point out - this is a school punishment, not a court of law. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Public schools are state institutions and they are bound by state laws. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. You'll have to provide some proof of that in this case. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. That's one of the most ridiculous claims I have ever read here on DU |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. If that's a teacher's attitude, that's scary -- |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. WHat makes you think I'm retired?? |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. That's actually not true. My son was involved in an incident, someone who saw the incident told the |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. Parents make shit up all the time. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. So do school administrators and teachers. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. When I saw it was Ray-Pec |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. *People* make up shit all the time. nt |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
63. I think the mother SHOULD have gone to the media... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. that charter school sounds stone cold |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It sounds like they investigated and took action. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. So all a school has to do is withhold details and you won't judge them. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. You're doing a great job of jumping to conclusions |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. The school can put an end to this simply by saying that their policy |
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JoeyTrib (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. "Charter" schools are businesses run by corporations. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. Her mother said |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. the school chose to give a stone-cold response |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Privacy laws prohibit schools from releasing much information about cases like this |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Privacy laws wouldn't prevent a school from issuing |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. "As the mother described" |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. So why doesn't the school district say what their policy is? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I don't know. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Nothing stops you. Why should it stop me? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. The school could say they wouldn't punish a student |
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Roadie70 (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. What punishment did the 8 chaperones get? |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I have been a chaperone for middle |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. The kid learned a valuable lesson |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
9. If the kid had reported it at the time, the chaperones could have joined in |
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JoeyTrib (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. LOL! |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. Sheesh, no wonder kids don't trust adults. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. Wonder who the genius was who contacted the press. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. The girl had already been publicly disciplined and embarrassed |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. For those who are complaining about the mother going to the press, the girl can't go to the prom or |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I agree. n/t |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Maybe. But think back to your own adolescence |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Why are you blaming the mother more than the school administrators |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Why are you defending her? |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. To be honest at her age, being an A student, pretty straight laced like that girl, I'd have brought |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Oh, that's good news! I had missed that. |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Yes, you can see video of that principal's press conference today, he will be going to the prom and |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I also heard that the "other" Shelton High School, the one here |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. WTF??? It's the American Taliban at work again. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
45. the eighth grade prom????? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. I think the 8th-graders-having-sex part gets to me more.n/t |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. LMAO! thank you! |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. 8th graders are 13-14 years old. Ever read Romeo and Juliet? Maybe |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. That was a few centuries ago, when girls were married off |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #54 |
65. Notice we aren't in the 16th Century any more? |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. You do know that LOTS of 14 year olds have sex in the 21st century? nt |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. We had a semi-formal in 9th grade |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. Why should anyone report such activity if they are going to get in trouble? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Exactly. n/t |
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