Posted on 01/30/2011 1:55:47 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
DALLAS — A suburban Dallas teenager had to take on a waitressing job to pay $637 after being ticketed for using bad language in a high school classroom.
Court records show that teacher Michelle Lene heard Victoria Mullins say "you trying to start (expletive)" loudly in class one day last October. She was sent to the principal's office and given lunch detention. The next day, the school resource officer presented the North Mesquite High School student a ticket.
......The complaint said Lene was offended, and that Mullins' language was a breach of the peace.
Mullins acknowledges she was wrong, but said a classmate was getting on her nerves.
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no, that cyclist did not swear at the cop in anyway, but he was absolutely flummoxed when the cop insisted that in order to be fair that if he wanted the driver cited, the cyclist had to be arrested for breach of peace
I am that cyclist, in case you didnt figure it out yet
and that was the first thing the cop told me, he would do NOTHING to the driver unless i agreed to be arrested. he said he saw a family standing on the sidewalk outside the store when i said what I did, and for that reason, what I did wa worse
I told the cop off AFTER that, saying, you mean to tell me it is okay to almost kill me and all he can get is a ticket but in order for him to get a ticket you have to arrest me?????
He said, Exactly!
In connecticut, Manchester Connecticut, it is worse to swear at soemone who almost kills you, even within 2 seconds of the attempt, than it is to actually place someone’s life in jeopardy.
My front wheel stopped less than an inch from the side of their car as they sped by me and the passenger was laughing at me
This is the best thing that ever happened to this kid.
Several years ago, a woman on another forum complained that her kid was always getting beat up by a bully and trying to defend himself, and the school wouldn’t do anything about it, except fine him. I said to the woman that this school is using her kid as a cash cow. Of course they aren’t going to do anything about it. I suggested that she pull her kid out. Don’t know if she did or not.
My kids attend Catholic school—we have 3 in our little city. One of my son’s friends used to attend another Catholic school (the one we live right across from but don’t send our kids to LOL). He was getting bullied on a regular basis and despite the parents’ complaints, nothing was ever done to the bullies. They pulled him out and put him in the school our kids attend. Problem solved. Money does talk, although I wonder if the school across the street learned anything from it. Catholic schools (all non-public schools, for that matter) are being hit hard by the economy, so you would think they would do what it takes to keep enrollment up. I know our school is!
I’d like to see this implemented nation-wide, including public places.
No Cursing Ordinances.
COuld we bring back the Stocks?
That’s why Cops get no respect.
Your reference to the “Phillies”:
why am I not surprised that this happened in Philadelphia?
You are lucky you have three Catholic schools in your city. Unfortunately, one of them doesn’t have the will to do anything about bullying, and that’s why you pulled your son out. I hope you told them why he was being removed and why he will be going to the Catholic school down the street and around the corner. Next year, you’ll probably have two Catholic schools in your city.
Catholic schools are supposed to be a haven. Your son’s previous school seems to have a problem — it seems to be a “Lord of the Flies” type of school. You’re best to be rid of it.
Maybe the archdiocese should know about this particular school.
It was not my son, but a friend of his...they are in Scouts together and in the same class, but your point is still valid!
We chose the school we did just because we thought the parish seems more traditional and the academics a little more rigorous. I literally look out the front door and see the back of the Catholic school we didn’t choose. Fortunately, the three schools are in close proximity to one another and the one we send our kids to is about 1.5 miles from us. It is the most expensive of the three but we have no debt except our house, so it makes it more feasible financially.
Unfortunately, we are moving at the end of the school year to Ohio, and we may not have the same opportunities for Catholic schools, but we are still exploring our options. The school we currently have our kids enrolled in made it hard to make the decision to move because we love it that much. However, we have family in Indiana, and the decision to be 4 hours from them versus 12 or more weighed heavily in the decision.
I guess I'm all alone here, since I think that it was absolutely BRILLIANT for the school to hit the student exactly where it would be most effective at her age for impolite, antisocial behaviour: in HER MEAGER WALLET! It appears that her parents may be slacking in thier obligations to teaching the young woman about apropriate behaviour, but somehow I think there may be some parental backing in this disciplinary action.
I suppose I'm far too mercenary or hard right for the bleeding hearts I've read on this thread.
Words have meanings, and rude words SHOULD have undesirable consequences. This girl got a CHEAP lesson with a ~$650 fine, that she had to pay HERSELF! I'll bet she doesn't utter such vulgarity audibly in class EVER again !
I liked the idea that there were consequences for this student’s behavior Don W. But the schools are out of control and this is not across the board kind of discipline. The people controlling these schools (principal, superintendent, union, school board,state laws, federal laws, wherever policy comes from) keep addressing the effect of the breakdown of our public schools not the cause. American education and our hopes for an educated society is winning the race to the bottom.
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