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And there are the hundreds who enjoy being teachers and mentors of Junior ROTC in high school.
For several years after my retirement, I lived in a city where all the high schools were hostile to the JRTOC program (I know--I tried to talk them into it), so a group of us military retirees organized a program for teenagers with the mission of teaching the same values we believed in as soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines.
We worked with girls and boys from sixth grade through high school, practicing marching because we participated in parades and any patriotic function in the various towns around us and anything the VFW or American Legion was doing. We did various public service functions, went camping several times a year.
It was quite a popular program among lower-economic whites (I was frustrated in not getting much black interest), but interestingly after the Iraq War began, it became even more popular to Latino parents.
Let me just expand on your point of critical thinking. I propose there were two possible solutions to dealing with this student. 1. Clear the class room, leaving her by herself with school officals and dealing with it that way, which IMO would have further disputed the learning environment.
2. Wait until class ends and grab her as she was walking out and escort her to the Principal office. You have no idea how any of the scenarios will play out, and just walking away is not an option. As I stated in my first post in this thread, IMO school officials are so quick to call the cops because they don't want to risk their careers and wind up in a liberal media's cross hairs that incite people more than they report on actual events.
It is done now, so what difference does it make at this point. Karma did her job and that is all that matters to me.
You know what's really crazy about this case that the police were involved when no crime was talking place. Not listening to a teacher or principal or disrupting class with a phone is not a crime. I'm not taking her side but its not a chrime.
I wouldn't be surprised if she wins a large settlement from an unlawful arrest.
What are you talking about? The officer is working for the school. There is no "arrest", she was just being removed from the classroom and most likely just being taken to the principal's office. Looks like a crappy school that need cops on premises at all times due to violence there. Probably a city school, not a suburb one that is nice.
Nancy, how exactly did you just watch a video if "the media" is keeping it a secret?
It depends what you mean by "the media." There are numerous videos on several websites. Anyway, I don't want to argue about this any more. I wasn't there and don't know ever detail of this case. As I posted earlier, we're getting different stories depending on the point of view.
Typical. It seems the officer is the bad guy. You'll soon see but not in main stream media that the girl attacked the officer by hitting him in the groin and tried to kick him. Amazing what a different camera angle brings to the event. If you Facebook, I'm sure you'll get to see the vid or you can go to the Alan West website where he has it posted. Smoking Gun: New Video Angle Changes SC
It is done now, so what difference does it make at this point. Karma did her job and that is all that matters to me.
No, I don't believe that the Karma is over with, yet; I still say we will read about this unruly girl in the future. If she had obeyed her teacher to begin with then none of this would have happened. Now she has cost someone (a working person) their livelihood and she doesn't care. [MOD CUT/off topic]
What are you talking about? The officer is working for the school. There is no "arrest", she was just being removed from the classroom and most likely just being taken to the principal's office. Looks like a crappy school that need cops on premises at all times due to violence there. Probably a city school, not a suburb one that is nice.
Wrong. She was arrested for causing a disturbance. Another student was also cuffed and arrested when she interfered.
What are you talking about? The officer is working for the school. There is no "arrest", she was just being removed from the classroom and most likely just being taken to the principal's office. Looks like a crappy school that need cops on premises at all times due to violence there. Probably a city school, not a suburb one that is nice.
"School resource officers" are pretty common these days even in better schools.
Typical. It seems the officer is the bad guy. You'll soon see but not in main stream media that the girl attacked the officer by hitting him in the groin and tried to kick him. Amazing what a different camera angle brings to the event. If you Facebook, I'm sure you'll get to see the vid or you can go to the Alan West website where he has it posted. Smoking Gun: New Video Angle Changes SC
I'm sure the author on that Conservative website isn't the least bit biased.
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