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Originally Posted by Heather17
I think its sad that people are more concerned with getting sued and protecting privacy than with the safety of a student or all students. It would see that many administrators are following the letter of the law too much, rather than the spirit. I am not blaming the schools, especially not blaming Virginia Tech--but if you are concerned about student safety and your own personal safety to the point of having code words and escorts, I think its better to err on the side of caution and call someone, anyone, who will help. I would rather have somone be mad at me if I was wrong, than see someone get hurt. If that means calling the parents, then so be it. But we don't because lawyers are telling us the students have rights, even if they are a danger to themselves or others?
I hope that the laws will change now.
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Yeah, but if you're a teacher or admin and make the wrong call - i.e. labeling someone who's not dangerous as dangerous - your career is over, basically.