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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These kids did something for which they could be charged with a federal crime - made a bomb threat. They falsely implicated a classmate whom they had known for at least 4 years. And his religion did play a factor.

Being expelled from school feels right to me. It was colossally stupid and very far over the line of decency. It also violating  everything WL says they stand for.

Kudos to Ms Cutts for acting swiftly and decisively.

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I agree with this. These are not children. [b]They are 17 year old young adults [/b]who should be expelled and grateful they aren't being charged with a crime. Allegedly, at least one is smart enough for Princeton, and hasn't lived under a rock the last dozen years. It's hard to believe that they wouldn't know how serious and unfunny it would be to impersonate a Muslim student and send a bomb threat to 500 people.

Don't they have to report any low grades, suspensions or expulsions to any colleges that have accepted them? I hope so. They need to really appreciate the seriousness of their actions and face any and all consequences.[/quote]

I seriously hope along the line people treat your teens more charitably.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/adulthood-extended-age-25-child-psychologists-uk-257835

"Neuroscience has made these massive advances where we now don't think that things just stop at a certain age, that actually there's evidence of brain development well into early twenties and that actually the time at which things stop is much later than we first thought," Antrobus said.

Now, child psychologists such as Antrobus argue that adolescence comprises three stages, including an early period of 12-14 years of age, a middle period of 15-17 years of age, and “late adolescence” from 18 years of age to 25. Years of neurological research have shown human cognitive development to continue into the time period traditionally defined as early adulthood, as emotional maturity, self-image, [b]and judgment evolve along with changes in the prefrontal cortex.

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Thank you for this.

Plus, please keep in mind that not every kid comes from families like those posting on DCUM.  [/quote]

So, which is it?  Was the kid congenitally unable to make a good choice because his brain was underdeveloped?  Or was he unable because his parents were "not like DCUM posters" even though his parents DID have the wherewithal to get him into a highly competitive charter?

Even if BOTH are true, I can see why Princeton might decide that someone congenitally unable to make good decisions might be a bad bet for a highly coveted spot. [/quote]
+1. If your child is one of the hundreds wait listed at Princeton and your hasn't, say, phoned in a bomb threat or done anything else to be punished by their school (or arrested by the authorities) wouldn't you puzzle why this kid gets to keep their spot? [/quote]

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