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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rambi who wrote (78976)	11/11/2003 10:02:43 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

I guess I figured if the school and parents punished him, there must have been if not a witness, then maybe some admission on his part or some sort of verification beyond her accusation. Otherwise, wouldn't the parents have raised a ruckus right away? You show an unusual ignorance of the contemporary school environment. Students have been punished for pointing a finger at another person and saying "bang bang." A student in our school got in trouble on Halloween because he brought a plastic toy sword to go with his costume. the current craze is bullying, which is defined as virtually anything which bothers another student. And I have read of a case where a student was suspended for loan (well, I suppose giving) another student a menstrual pad, since that was considered medical. You're right, things have gone beyond absurd at times. But I can assure you that the word of the girl will be taken, period. And there is only the most minimal, if that, due process for school students.