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Old 01-27-2015, 07:56 AM
 
Location: NJ
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A school in in my area recently went into a lock down while police with drug sniffing dogs searched the school for drugs. Two students were taken away after the police found cocaine and meth in their lockers.

The students were suspended for a week! One week! Not expelled, no jail time, just one week off to stay at home.

This bothers me for many reasons. First, the school had an opportunity to set an example, but by giving the kids a simple week off of school does nothing to deter other students from bringing drugs into the school. I'm very upset over how the school handled this. Drugs are a huge problem in schools today, mostly because heroin is very cheap and easy for kids to get.

If schools want to get serious about drugs, why not expel the kids permanently! This would set an example and perhaps do something to curtail the problem.
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:01 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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I can't speak for NJ specifically but in MD the penalty for simple possession without intent to resale was recently reduced from request for expulsion to a 5 day suspension.

This was done to reduce the suspension/expulsion rate of students who disproportionately receive those consequences.

NJ may not be much different in that the school based administration doesn't have much leeway as to punishment.
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:07 AM
 
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You have no idea if they will serve any jail time or not because it will take months for this case to wind its way through the juvenile justice system. Juveniles who commit non violent offenses are also not held in jail "just because." It is customary to release juveniles to a parent or guardian; the juvenile system is geared towards education and prevention--not incarceration and punitive action.
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:24 AM
 
Location: NJ
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Perhaps jail would be harsh for juveniles in this situation, but I'm appalled that it is not taken more seriously within the school. Drugs are a plague on teens, there should be zero tolerance for drugs in school and violators should be expelled permanently.
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:33 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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Perhaps jail would be harsh for juveniles in this situation, but I'm appalled that it is not taken more seriously within the school. Drugs are a plague on teens, there should be zero tolerance for drugs in school and violators should be expelled permanently.

Talk to your school board, they set the punishment guidelines, many times with "guidance" from the State Board of Education.
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:40 AM
 
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Why would u want some high school kids thrown in jail?
Like, calm down. It's not as if they were selling it.

Name me one high school that has absolutely not one drug in it? lol.
Yeah, sure...ruin the rest of the kid's life over a simple possession charge. Makes total sense.
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Old 01-27-2015, 09:11 AM
 
Location: NJ
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Why would u want some high school kids thrown in jail?
Like, calm down. It's not as if they were selling it.

Name me one high school that has absolutely not one drug in it? lol.
Yeah, sure...ruin the rest of the kid's life over a simple possession charge. Makes total sense.
I never said they should be in jail. Just permanently expelled from school.

Kids are giving out free heroin in high schools to get kids addicted. Is this something you want for your child? A kid who is doing this should have their life ruined before they ruin the life of countless others. That's what makes total sense.
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Old 01-27-2015, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Mount Laurel
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I never said they should be in jail. Just permanently expelled from school.

Kids are giving out free heroin in high schools to get kids addicted. Is this something you want for your child? A kid who is doing this should have their life ruined before they ruin the life of countless others. That's what makes total sense.

I think there are state's guideline and then each district set their policy. I don't think it's set up that kids are expelled on first offense.
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Old 01-27-2015, 10:15 AM
 
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I never said they should be in jail. Just permanently expelled from school.

Kids are giving out free heroin in high schools to get kids addicted. Is this something you want for your child? A kid who is doing this should have their life ruined before they ruin the life of countless others. That's what makes total sense.
It is not the drug dealer's fault it is kid fault
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Old 01-27-2015, 10:21 AM
 
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Perhaps jail would be harsh for juveniles in this situation, but I'm appalled that it is not taken more seriously within the school. Drugs are a plague on teens, there should be zero tolerance for drugs in school and violators should be expelled permanently.
lol. My high school was like this. Guess what? The kids who wanted to do drugs did drugs anyway, but were smarter about it. We had like 3-10 kids kicked out per year for being idiots about it. The year after I left they kicked out 30 kids because they went full draconian and raided everyones rooms (this was a boarding school). Before that they were more passive about it and I've heard they have become passive again since kicking 30+ kids out every year for drugs isn't the best reputation for a school to have.
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