Posted on 03/19/2009 4:59:10 AM PDT by Sam's Army
This whole situation stinks for Jonathan Locke Jr.
An eighth-grader at the Bill Duncan Excel Center in South Lakeland, Locke, 15, has been suspended from riding the school bus for three days after being accused of passing gas.
"Jonathan passes gas on the bus to make the other children laugh and it is so stink [sic] that you can't breathe after he does it," the bus driver wrote on a misbehavior form.
Locke said he wasn't the culprit.
"It wasn't even me," Locke said. "It was a kid who sits in front of me."
Jerome Corbett, senior director of specialized services for the Polk County School District, said there is no specific rule that prohibits students from passing gas on the bus.
"There's a rule against disturbing the bus," Corbett said.
If the flatulence becomes excessive, then Corbett said the bus driver has the responsibility to report it to the school administrator.
Fred Murphy, assistant superintendent of support services, directed calls to Corbett but said that "if it (passing gas) caused a disruption on the bus, that would be an issue to deal with."
Trouble for Locke started Monday afternoon after school when a student sitting next to him started making noises with his mouth.
Then, students smelled a pungent aroma.
"I started laughing," Locke said. "It was a bad smell."
On Tuesday when Locke walked onto the bus, the bus driver handed him the suspension form.
Locke said he chuckled.
"I asked, 'What is this for?'"
The bus driver ordered Locke off the bus.
Locke exited the bus, then called his father for a ride home.
The last-minute notification that his son had been suspended for three days irked Locke's father, also named Jonathan.
"I had no notice about anything," Locke said. "It's costing me time (at work)."
Corbett said the district notifies parents but was unaware whether parents were notified after the misbehavior report was written.
Bill Duncan school officials directed calls to Jose Otero, director of operations for Bill Duncan. Otero did not return a phone message.
Locke was sent to Bill Duncan after he was expelled from Mulberry Middle School for fighting. Bill Duncan is a last-chance school for students. Students who are expelled from Bill Duncan are expelled from the district school system.
The elder Locke said the whole situation seemed petty.
You're not going to stop a kid from laughing if it's (about) passing gas," Locke said.
/s
Sure you don't mean 'pull his finger'? ;-P
Just last week, I went into the pub and after a nice Guiness, passed a little wind in deference to the quality of the beer.
The man next to me jumped to his feet in outrage: “How dare you fart before my wife!”
Taken aback, I apologized: “Sorry brother, I just got here, I didn’t know it was her turn.”
A budding politician.
"What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here?!"
Who among us has no blamed another someone else for our
farting! How did Florida manage to get so many quality
people in their state?
Well at least Jonathon can say he passed.
If farting on the bus was an issue here my son would of been expelled a long time ago. (East Tennessee)
It was the dog.
More beans, Mr. Taggert?
this is so funny, i remember we had a bus driver that got about a dozen of us thrown off the bus because we were singing Jesus Christ Superstar which was popular back in that time. he thought we were using the Lords name in vain and he didn’t like it.
The famous “It wasn’t me” defense.
ROTFL. And the F in that acronym doesn’t stand for “fart”.
If it is so stink, send the stinker to the back of the bus where the stink won’t bother the driver? I like that...”it was so stink.”
Reminds me of a certain dear uncle and the record documenting a legendary contest.
Sounds about normal for kids in that age bracket! Some people should just stay away from kids!
I've read so many Atlas Shrugged threads around here recently that I immediately thought of it instead of Blazing Saddles when I saw the name Taggert. I can just imagine a 40 page Ayn Rand farting scene (but now I wish I hadn't).
I didn’t think about Mr. Taggert being Dagny’s husband. I’m sure Ayn’s 40 page dissertation would include having the bold self-assurance to freely exercise one’s inalienable right to purchase and use resources (beans) to achieve one’s own interests and pleasure (farting)and how that ultimately benefits others (boys laughing).
Since we’re also talking about Blazing Saddles, we have a new black sheriff.
lol Oh my, I hadn’t thought about that record in years!!!!!
He had the old 78 recording from the 40’s.
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