Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:33     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Bomb threats are not a funny prank. And setting up another student makes it worse.

There's other benefit to WL's actions here: It puts other students on notice that they can and will be asked to leave for serious infractions.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:31     Subject: Re:Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:That punishment seems excessive. No wonder our children are so afraid of failure - one slip and the course of your life is literally changed forever. Suspension, community service, public apologies, there were lots of other ways to handle this.
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For calling in a bomb threat and blaming a Muslim student? Jesus. How about if the authorities hadn't determined it was a hoax, shut down the school and dragged that poor kid into an interrogation room for hours?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:28     Subject: Re:Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
High school seniors should know way better.

I wonder where they will graduate from.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:27     Subject: Re:Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
That punishment seems excessive. No wonder our children are so afraid of failure - one slip and the course of your life is literally changed forever. Suspension, community service, public apologies, there were lots of other ways to handle this.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:25     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Yeah, when you think about it, that is a really, really, big punishment for two seniors. They will have to try to graduate from new high schools and have probably massively screwed up their college plans. I'm not saying the punishment is not deserved, but that prank will probably have some really longterm consequences.


Pranking a bomb threat is not some silly horsing around, particularly when you then target a vulnerable student (via ethnicity) for the blame. It should have long term consequences.


They (and the school) will have to notify colleges about any suspensions and certainly expulsions.


Yep. As they should.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:24     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Yeah, when you think about it, that is a really, really, big punishment for two seniors. They will have to try to graduate from new high schools and have probably massively screwed up their college plans. I'm not saying the punishment is not deserved, but that prank will probably have some really longterm consequences.


Pranking a bomb threat is not some silly horsing around, particularly when you then target a vulnerable student (via ethnicity) for the blame. It should have long term consequences.


They (and the school) will have to notify colleges about any suspensions and certainly expulsions.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:22     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Yeah, when you think about it, that is a really, really, big punishment for two seniors. They will have to try to graduate from new high schools and have probably massively screwed up their college plans. I'm not saying the punishment is not deserved, but that prank will probably have some really longterm consequences.


Pranking a bomb threat is not some silly horsing around, particularly when you then target a vulnerable student (via ethnicity) for the blame. It should have long term consequences.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 17:20     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Yeah, when you think about it, that is a really, really, big punishment for two seniors. They will have to try to graduate from new high schools and have probably massively screwed up their college plans. I'm not saying the punishment is not deserved, but that prank will probably have some really longterm consequences.


Honestly, if it hadn't been for the Muslim student part, I would agree. As it stands, I'm not going to shed any tears over their fates.


Glad to know you care about the fate of our young, whether or not they do stupid shit.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:57     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Yeah, when you think about it, that is a really, really, big punishment for two seniors. They will have to try to graduate from new high schools and have probably massively screwed up their college plans. I'm not saying the punishment is not deserved, but that prank will probably have some really longterm consequences.


Honestly, if it hadn't been for the Muslim student part, I would agree. As it stands, I'm not going to shed any tears over their fates.
jsteele
Post 01/15/2016 16:56     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Yeah, when you think about it, that is a really, really, big punishment for two seniors. They will have to try to graduate from new high schools and have probably massively screwed up their college plans. I'm not saying the punishment is not deserved, but that prank will probably have some really longterm consequences.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:53     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


So, what, better to keep them young, stupid, AND uneducated?


Just pointing out that some other school now has to deal with them.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:53     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


Well those two boys have learned a lot about poor choices and life-altering consequences this week!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:52     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Anonymous wrote:Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.


So, what, better to keep them young, stupid, AND uneducated?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2016 16:50     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
Expelled from Latin INTO some other school that now has to deal with them.
jsteele
Post 01/15/2016 16:37     Subject: Hoax Bomb Threat at Washington Latin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/01/15/two-d-c-students-expelled-for-sending-bomb-threat-from-muslim-students-email-account/

Apparently two Washington Latin students sent a prank bomb threat from the email account of a Muslim student. The students who sent the email were identified and expelled.

I liked how Martha Cutts comes off in this article. It seems like she handled things very well.