expulsion from school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My nephew faced similar a expulsion hearing after his dad packed his lunch and included a butter knife for his laughing cow cheese & crackers. The school did take it very seriously even though my BIL was there to tell them he didn't even think that a butter knife would be illegal as he didn't typically pack lunches. Their recommendation was expulsion from the local middle school and enrollment in an alternative school. SIL & BIL checked into that school and it had serious criminals there. Like, kids who'd been to juvie, been in so many fights that they were kicked out or seriously wounded someone, etc. So they enrolled him in a private school instead. This was about 2 years ago. They even hired a good lawyer as well, but he said that schools are taking weapons found on campus more seriously than ever.

That's not a knife or a weapon, it is a condiment spreader. I would have switched schools too. Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nephew faced similar a expulsion hearing after his dad packed his lunch and included a butter knife for his laughing cow cheese & crackers. The school did take it very seriously even though my BIL was there to tell them he didn't even think that a butter knife would be illegal as he didn't typically pack lunches. Their recommendation was expulsion from the local middle school and enrollment in an alternative school. SIL & BIL checked into that school and it had serious criminals there. Like, kids who'd been to juvie, been in so many fights that they were kicked out or seriously wounded someone, etc. So they enrolled him in a private school instead. This was about 2 years ago. They even hired a good lawyer as well, but he said that schools are taking weapons found on campus more seriously than ever.

I find this impossible to believe...there has to be more to this story.

I don't. Zero tolerance policy. Too bad they don't chase the bad guys instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe if he didn’t work so much, he wouldn’t need to do drugs.

I see you're back again. OP has a well rounded kid who made a mistake. There are plenty of kid with way too much free time on their hand who do drugs and get in trouble. This isn't a parenting issue, it's a teenager making a mistake issue. You really are trying to pile on OP. You should examine why you feel the need to try to kick someone when they are down. Your other posts about OP not wanting to support her child and not appropriately spending child support (all made up out of thin air), indicate you probably need to seek some help.

I agree with this poster. Crazy that a high school kid has to work all weekend during the school year. A kid doesn’t need to work that much to value money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nephew faced similar a expulsion hearing after his dad packed his lunch and included a butter knife for his laughing cow cheese & crackers. The school did take it very seriously even though my BIL was there to tell them he didn't even think that a butter knife would be illegal as he didn't typically pack lunches. Their recommendation was expulsion from the local middle school and enrollment in an alternative school. SIL & BIL checked into that school and it had serious criminals there. Like, kids who'd been to juvie, been in so many fights that they were kicked out or seriously wounded someone, etc. So they enrolled him in a private school instead. This was about 2 years ago. They even hired a good lawyer as well, but he said that schools are taking weapons found on campus more seriously than ever.

That's not a knife or a weapon, it is a condiment spreader. I would have switched schools too. Ridiculous.

+1

I would have bankrupted the county so fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nephew faced similar a expulsion hearing after his dad packed his lunch and included a butter knife for his laughing cow cheese & crackers. The school did take it very seriously even though my BIL was there to tell them he didn't even think that a butter knife would be illegal as he didn't typically pack lunches. Their recommendation was expulsion from the local middle school and enrollment in an alternative school. SIL & BIL checked into that school and it had serious criminals there. Like, kids who'd been to juvie, been in so many fights that they were kicked out or seriously wounded someone, etc. So they enrolled him in a private school instead. This was about 2 years ago. They even hired a good lawyer as well, but he said that schools are taking weapons found on campus more seriously than ever.

That's not a knife or a weapon, it is a condiment spreader. I would have switched schools too. Ridiculous.

+1

I would have bankrupted the county so fast.

Sure you would have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nephew faced similar a expulsion hearing after his dad packed his lunch and included a butter knife for his laughing cow cheese & crackers. The school did take it very seriously even though my BIL was there to tell them he didn't even think that a butter knife would be illegal as he didn't typically pack lunches. Their recommendation was expulsion from the local middle school and enrollment in an alternative school. SIL & BIL checked into that school and it had serious criminals there. Like, kids who'd been to juvie, been in so many fights that they were kicked out or seriously wounded someone, etc. So they enrolled him in a private school instead. This was about 2 years ago. They even hired a good lawyer as well, but he said that schools are taking weapons found on campus more seriously than ever.

That's not a knife or a weapon, it is a condiment spreader. I would have switched schools too. Ridiculous.

+1

I would have bankrupted the county so fast.

Sure you would have.

How would you know? Or have any idea?

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the posters who had positive thoughts and suggestions. He was expelled. I am bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting to try to allow him to withdraw vs be expelled. Almost all of his teachers from 9th to 12th have sent letters on his behalf. I know he will not graduate with his friends but hope to minimize further damage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the posters who had positive thoughts and suggestions. He was expelled. I am bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting to try to allow him to withdraw vs be expelled. Almost all of his teachers from 9th to 12th have sent letters on his behalf. I know he will not graduate with his friends but hope to minimize further damage.

Wow. I'm so sorry (and dismayed) to hear that. Was it the marijuana or the pocketknife that was the bigger issue? I'd definitely bring a lawyer and see if you can flat out get this reversed. Unless your son has some other history, this seems extreme. But in our current dumb society (CYA and zero tolerance) I guess I should not be surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the posters who had positive thoughts and suggestions. He was expelled. I am bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting to try to allow him to withdraw vs be expelled. Almost all of his teachers from 9th to 12th have sent letters on his behalf. I know he will not graduate with his friends but hope to minimize further damage.

Wow. I'm so sorry (and dismayed) to hear that. Was it the marijuana or the pocketknife that was the bigger issue? I'd definitely bring a lawyer and see if you can flat out get this reversed. Unless your son has some other history, this seems extreme. But in our current dumb society (CYA and zero tolerance) I guess I should not be surprised.

I am not dismayed. I bet you and the other posters who are the same who post “thoughts and prayers - something must be done” whenever there is violence in school. This is your answer. Both child and parent must be extra cautious to make sure nothing that can be construed as a weapon is on school property. It is that simple. This is to protect people and SO EASY to follow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the posters who had positive thoughts and suggestions. He was expelled. I am bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting to try to allow him to withdraw vs be expelled. Almost all of his teachers from 9th to 12th have sent letters on his behalf. I know he will not graduate with his friends but hope to minimize further damage.

Wow. I'm so sorry (and dismayed) to hear that. Was it the marijuana or the pocketknife that was the bigger issue? I'd definitely bring a lawyer and see if you can flat out get this reversed. Unless your son has some other history, this seems extreme. But in our current dumb society (CYA and zero tolerance) I guess I should not be surprised.

I am not dismayed. I bet you and the other posters who are the same who post “thoughts and prayers - something must be done” whenever there is violence in school. This is your answer. Both child and parent must be extra cautious to make sure nothing that can be construed as a weapon is on school property. It is that simple. This is to protect people and SO EASY to follow.

It was a pocket knife in the backseat of a car, for which there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for why it was there. I have an umbrella with a pointy tip in my car. Am I bringing a weapon onto school property when I do drop off? What if I'm taking a cake to work and I have a kitchen knife? Have I committed school violence. Get a grip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the posters who had positive thoughts and suggestions. He was expelled. I am bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting to try to allow him to withdraw vs be expelled. Almost all of his teachers from 9th to 12th have sent letters on his behalf. I know he will not graduate with his friends but hope to minimize further damage.

Wow. I'm so sorry (and dismayed) to hear that. Was it the marijuana or the pocketknife that was the bigger issue? I'd definitely bring a lawyer and see if you can flat out get this reversed. Unless your son has some other history, this seems extreme. But in our current dumb society (CYA and zero tolerance) I guess I should not be surprised.

I am not dismayed. I bet you and the other posters who are the same who post “thoughts and prayers - something must be done” whenever there is violence in school. This is your answer. Both child and parent must be extra cautious to make sure nothing that can be construed as a weapon is on school property. It is that simple. This is to protect people and SO EASY to follow.

BS, I am not OP and you are ridiculous. Her kid had pot and a butter knife in his car he is not an active shooter. Yes he should be punished to learn his lesson but let's not act like this will in anyway improve school safety of his school by punishing this kid from this circumstance. It will not. Let the punishment fit the actual crime not the crime of others. My only advice to OP is that you and your son will get through this and in 10 years he will be better off for having to work through this. But I am sure it does not feel like it now and a lot of dreams seem to have been shattered, they have just been detoured. Good Luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who are surprised about the pocket knife issue need to read up on zero tolerance laws.

This is what we get instead of common sense gun control.

The folks who bust a kid for a pocket knife are the same ones who would draft up the "common sense" gun control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who are surprised about the pocket knife issue need to read up on zero tolerance laws.

This is what we get instead of common sense gun control.

The folks who bust a kid for a pocket knife are the same ones who would draft up the "common sense" gun control.

This!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the posters who had positive thoughts and suggestions. He was expelled. I am bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting to try to allow him to withdraw vs be expelled. Almost all of his teachers from 9th to 12th have sent letters on his behalf. I know he will not graduate with his friends but hope to minimize further damage.

Oh no; I am sorry this is how it played out. From what you have written, expulsion does not seem to be the most appropriate response.

I hope the hearing goes well. And even if it doesn't go as you'd like, take those letters from his teachers and leverage them to get him into another school and as the first blocks as he rebuilds the rest of his high school career.

[Anonymous]

OP, we tried to tell you to be proactive and fight it. Between the drugs and knife it was obvious that would happen. That's really unfortunate.