Posted on 11/02/2009 11:52:45 AM PST by oldskuulconserv
What has happened to common sense? According to WGY and Fox News, an Honor Student at upstate New York's Lansingburgh High School, Matthew Whalen, has been suspended for twenty days for having a two-inch pocket knife in a locked kit in his car.
Accoding to Fox:
Lansingburgh High has a zero-tolerance policy, and when school officials discovered that Whalen kept his knife locked in his car, he says, they suspended him for five days -- and then tacked on an additional 15 after a hearing.
(Excerpt) Read more at righthandedpitcher.blogspot.com ...
outside the aschool?
locked out of sight in the glove compartment in his car??
and they suspended him???
How did they know? Do they have x-ray vision?
It will end when political correctness is replaced with common sense.
Matthew Whalen, has been suspended for twenty days for having a two-inch pocket knife in a locked kit in his car.
Stupid idiot should have been smoking pot, having sex with a teacher and wearing a "yes we can shirt" then everything would have been fine...
He should have never allowed them into his car and he should have never admitted to anything.
Goes for school officials and police.
Illegal search and seizure and a violation of his civil rights granted to him by our Constitution.
Can’t they all just get along?
This is but the beginning. It will only get more worser.
I have a friend who worked in a school. When I mentioned these foolish responses she said it straight out: "The Deans, School Committees etc are all afraid of lawyers and lawsuits. It's CYA."
It never fails, it never breaks, what a great tool.
I remember when we carried our shotguns to school, so we could go squirrel hunting afterwards. No respectable boy scout would have been caught dead without his knife in his pocket. What is going wrong with our culture?
When people are smart enough to pull their kids out of government schools. It isn’t going to “end”; they are just getting wound up.
Young male members of a certain socio-economic group are out of control, and there is no politically correct way to punish them except though silly zero-tolerance policies that target everyone.
This would have been news a few weeks ago. And I say that as Matthew Whalen’s godfather and the person who got his story splashed all over the media.
As I recall the Columbine boys were middle class...
This is the sort of stupidity that makes me think the world is full of idiots. if the kid wanted to hurt people, he wouldn't keep a swiss army knife in his car. He would have gone in with guns blazing before anyone could do anything about it.
What would be interesting is if someone got a concealed weapons permit and then attempted to challenge the constitutionality of the school refusing to allow it on the ground. Has that ever been done?
It will not end until the legal system stops it. Unless consequences are brought on school districts and administrators, the policies will not change. Many of the extreme policies and enforcement were brought by the legal system on the other side. Individuals damaged by students with weapons have exposed schools to huge liabilities. Student rights have been trampled in the process.
People this stupid have no business “educating” your children, or even being anywhere near them.
What they did to this student was child abuse, on top of being astonishingly and breath-takingly stupid.
Get your kids out of public schools. Grandparents, you may have to help. But get them away from these people.
This is total nonsense. But unfortunately, it’s in the school policy that school officials can search your car, locker, bookbag, purse, anything on school property at any time. If he’d refused he’s probably have been in more trouble. Most school districts have the same policy, once it’s on school property during school hours, it’s open season.
Why did they search his car to begin with? I know they don’t ‘need’ a reason but usually they have one. Was it a routine search of all vehicles, or was someone hoping to start some trouble for him?
Good for you. I remember seeing the student on “Fox & Friends” a couple of weeks ago. He was worried about whether this would hurt his chances of getting into West Point.
This ruling is more a reflection of the lack of good judgment on the part of the school officials than on the student. Why do they have zero-tolerance policies? Simply because the school boards have no confidence in the ability of the school administrators of exercise common sense judgment and arrive at the reasonable response.
When I was in college if you could not make your grades in any other curriculum, then one changed to either journalism or physical education. School administrators lack the common sense to exercise logic. Sad but very true.
What about all the sharp metal pieces holding his car together? What about his car keys?
Can’t almost anything be a potential weapon?
My thoughts also...how did they know....a snitch or search of all the cars.........
“No respectable boy scout would have been caught dead without his knife in his pocket. What is going wrong with our culture?”
Mission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Scout Oath Scout Law
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
A Scout is:
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courteous
Kind
Obedient
Cheerful
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent
Vision Statement
The Boy Scouts of America will prepare every eligible youth in America to become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the Scout Oath and Law.
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Media/mission.aspx
If one were trying to build a Godless Athiest Communist society of dependent victims.
Young American boys growing into strong capable men with values, moral and personal courage would be the last thing such sacks of human crap would want to face.
“Be Prepared”
W
This has to be the final straw. The homes and vehicles of all eagle scouts should be searched immediately before more potential student terrorists threaten their classmates. Just imagine what this armed and dangerous delinquent could have done. /s
Snitch told 'em.
Unreasonable search and seizure and a violation of his civil rights protected by our Constitution.
The Constitution doesn't grant rights, it protects them. People's rights are "endowed by" "their Creator", in the words of the Declaration of Independence.
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