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It's only an overreaction if it's your kid giving out the vodka. To the principal, teachers, and school board it's an opportunity to end up fired and/or sued by the parent of the kid who receives the vodka. Suspension is a pretty standard punishment for this infraction.
[quote=pirate girl;2316815]1/2 oz is a half-shot, right? One shot gives me a buzz and I have more tolerance- and probably much more weight than the average 12 year old.
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I think suspension is appropriate.
Me too. That might teach her a lesson not to do that again.
No one has mentioned the student GIVING the candy. Should this youngster also be punished for bringing the candy onto school property? Did the young girl know she was being given a piece of "laced" candy? They did find the piece of candy, in tact and unwrapped.
I too believe that school's need to enforce policies that ensure the safety of children, but in this case I feel either the whole story was not put forth in the article, or the adults are not looking at the big picture.
Given the girl's past discipline history, this could have been handled differently.
Let's not lock them up and throw away the key without getting all of the facts first.
Second paragraph:
The unidentified seventh-grader was sent home from Alta Loma Junior High School three days before the winter break after a friend gave her a vodka-filled, foil-wrapped candy in the hall on her way to class Wednesday, her mother told the Ontario Daily Bulletin.
She did absolutely nothing wrong- besides maybe accepting the candy. But who is to say that she knew what was in it? If my friends were passing out candies, I'd sure take one! Even if she knew what was in it, she didn't eat it. Maybe that could be ground for ISS (since she didn't dispose of it), but there is no indication in the article that she knew exactly what she was eating.
And also, what happened to the girl passing out the candy? What about the parents of the other girl?
No one has mentioned the student GIVING the candy. Should this youngster also be punished for bringing the candy onto school property? Did the young girl know she was being given a piece of "laced" candy? They did find the piece of candy, in tact and unwrapped.
I too believe that school's need to enforce policies that ensure the safety of children, but in this case I feel either the whole story was not put forth in the article, or the adults are not looking at the big picture.
Given the girl's past discipline history, this could have been handled differently.
Let's not lock them up and throw away the key without getting all of the facts first.
Second paragraph:
The unidentified seventh-grader was sent home from Alta Loma Junior High School three days before the winter break after a friend gave her a vodka-filled, foil-wrapped candy in the hall on her way to class Wednesday, her mother told the Ontario Daily Bulletin.
Over-reaction. For sure.
Maybe she got suspended because she wouldn't rat out who gave it to her?
Only reason I can see them giving this severe punishment.
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