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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was a horrible letter.[/quote]

It's not a horrible letter. There are legal privacy rights of minors that must be respected. The police have been involved, appropriately, to determine if law enforcement follow-up is needed. And, students who fought, and students who callously recorded the incident to share on social media, will all be held accountable according to the code of conduct. What is horrible about any of this?

What else do you want to see communicated?[/quote]

Clear communication about the consequences that these children will be facing, as well as what violent kids in general will face. And a greater focus on condemning the violence and less on addressing the fact that it was recorded. As well as information about the health status of the victim and what lengths that will be taken to address his own physical, mental and emotional healing from the attack. [/quote]

All of those things specific to an individual are private information. You don’t publicly discuss HR issues within a company, and you *definitely* don’t use a community-wide letter to discuss the discipline actions taken against a minor.

And that last bit? I’m not litigious by nature, but I’d sue the hell out of anyone who publicized my kid’s health issues and emotional trauma.

But I agree, they need to be much more specific and clear about the consequences of violence in schools. And then follow through, consistently. Kids talk, they know what happened to the last kid. Doesn’t mean they’ll remember it in the heat of the moment, but it might head off the more calculated incidents, at least. [/quote]

Surely you wouldnt sue the school district for making it clear what happened to your child is unacceptable and that the school will be assisting with whatever counseling/support measures are necessary?  That seems like a very strange reaction. Especially when you'd probably be better off pursuing action against the kids who committed the assault[/quote]

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