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Anonymous wrote:Bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting is a waste of money, OP. They'll tell you that you and the attorney should have at the school board hearing.

PP above. I still don't understand why OP threw her kid to the wolves at the school board meeting and is just now lawyering up.

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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.

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I would have bankrupted the county so fast.

Sure you would have.

How would you know? Or have any idea?

Wow, you are so cool.

Answer the question.

DP. I'll answer. Because the chances of an individual being able to bankrupt the County, especially when the kid was technically in violation, are slim to none. Could someone have been persistent enough to get the decision overturned? Of course, but I'd bet that the chance of you getting bankrupt in that pursuit would have been much higher than the county going bankrupt. Also, even if you were able to bankrupt the county (which is nonexistent), it definitely wouldn't be a fast process.

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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.

He/they knew the rules about drugs and knives and violated both. Is it a surprise they are expelling him. OP should have gotten an attorney the day it happened and put him in a treatment program/therapy and been proactive vs. letting natural consequences happen. This will follow him forever.

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Anonymous wrote:Bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting is a waste of money, OP. They'll tell you that you and the attorney should have at the school board hearing.

PP above. I still don't understand why OP threw her kid to the wolves at the school board meeting and is just now lawyering up.

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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?

Wow, you are so cool.

Answer the question.

Anonymous wrote:Bringing a lawyer to the school board meeting is a waste of money, OP. They'll tell you that you and the attorney should have at the school board hearing.

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Anonymous wrote:A kid who is doing well in school, participates on sports teams and has a weekend job probably doesn't have drug problem or need drug treatment. Vaping a bit of pot while being highly functional is not a sign of a delinquent or addict.

Should he have been doing it - no. Should there be consequences - yes but in line with the 'crime'.

Expulsion and charges are absolutely ridiculous. A knife in a car in many places is culturally normal and appropriate. I carry a multitool with a good size blade in my car. I use it frequently for a wide range of reasons.

A kid with a job, in sports and does well in school can absolutely have a drug problem. Bottomline is he got caught with drugs. That is an issue on school policy. You having a blade in your car, which is not on school grounds, is ok. On school grounds is not ok. He knew the rules. Parents knew the rules.

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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?

Wow, you are so cool.

Anonymous wrote:A kid who is doing well in school, participates on sports teams and has a weekend job probably doesn't have drug problem or need drug treatment. Vaping a bit of pot while being highly functional is not a sign of a delinquent or addict.

Should he have been doing it - no. Should there be consequences - yes but in line with the 'crime'.

Expulsion and charges are absolutely ridiculous. A knife in a car in many places is culturally normal and appropriate. I carry a multitool with a good size blade in my car. I use it frequently for a wide range of reasons.

Anonymous wrote:A kid who is doing well in school, participates on sports teams and has a weekend job probably doesn't have drug problem or need drug treatment. Vaping a bit of pot while being highly functional is not a sign of a delinquent or addict.

Should he have been doing it - no. Should there be consequences - yes but in line with the 'crime'.

Expulsion and charges are absolutely ridiculous. A knife in a car in many places is culturally normal and appropriate. I carry a multitool with a good size blade in my car. I use it frequently for a wide range of reasons.

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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?

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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.