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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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

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.