School District suspends student for talking to mom in Iraq! - Page 2

aurora_borealis · #16 05-09-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by Senusret I
Can someone please tell me in which article it says that the phone was yanked from him?

In this article

That appears to be the newpaper in Columbus, Georgia.

Senusret I · #17 05-09-2005, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by aurora_borealis
In this article

That appears to be the newpaper in Columbus, Georgia.

Thanks!

I still think he's a douche.

With a low GPA.

But at least I have a better understanding.

moe.ron · #18 05-09-2005, 10:26 AM

He deserve his suspension. I don't care if your mom is in Iraq. When you cursed a teacher out, you deserve punishment.

MysticCat · #19 05-09-2005, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by 33girl
He told the teacher who he was talking to, WITHOUT profanity, and that should have been the end of the story and the teacher should have let him alone.

Depends on who you believe. According to the teacher in question and the school, he did not tell her anything about who he was talking to, he just started mouthing off.

Who to believe. My money's on the school's account

RedRoseSAI · #20 05-09-2005, 11:28 AM

Interesting that his mom called back and yelled at him for hanging up on her, and insisting that he pick up the phone when she calls. She's either a) unaware of the school "no cell phone" rule or b) doesn't care about the rules.

sageofages · #21 05-09-2005, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by MysticCat81
Depends on who you believe. According to the teacher in question and the school, he did not tell her anything about who he was talking to, he just started mouthing off.

Who to believe. My money's on the school's account

I received an email back from the school board president saying "investigating this matter".

Being the parent of a student who had a teacher LIE about his behavior (and yes my son WAS a brat who needed corrective discipline...but the teacher LIED about locking a classmate in a closet -who my son LET OUT OF THE CLOSET- according to other students in the room), I recognize that teachers are humans. And as such, the teacher could be varying the story to cover their behind once the mistake came to light.

Ten day suspension for the outburst was too much...three day IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION would be good...writing an essay regarding the rules and how to deal with teachers and administrators in a positive way would be better.

GeekyPenguin · #22 05-09-2005, 12:01 PM

IF this isn't your school district I don't see why you're all up in their business.

sageofages · #23 05-09-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
IF this isn't your school district I don't see why you're all up in their business.

Being a military brat, whose father had TWO tours of duty in a war zone (Vietnam) and one isolated tour in Turkey, I guess this story hit a nerve with me. I can relate to missing your parent and needing some extra understanding when tensions run high. I WISH there had been cell phones all those years ago. I can remember getting a "reel to reel" tape in the mail (sporadically) to "hear" my daddy's voice when I was young. Only letters when I was older and Dad was in Turkey.

Apparently, I was not the only person NOT in the school district who felt the same

from her response to me.

astroAPhi · #24 05-09-2005, 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by Senusret I
Thanks!

I still think he's a douche.

With a low GPA.

I don't think that's fair. I'd be struggling in classes too if my mom was in Iraq.

So the kid got a little hot-headed. Good Lord what 17 year old doesn't.

moe.ron · #25 05-09-2005, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by astroAPhi
I don't think that's fair. I'd be struggling in classes too if my mom was in Iraq.

So the kid got a little hot-headed. Good Lord what 17 year old doesn't.

Doesn't excuse him disrespecting his teacher. What if later on in life he is presented with the same emotional level. This time, instead of a teacher, it's his boss. Off he goes to the unemployment line.

astroAPhi · #26 05-09-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by moe.ron
Doesn't excuse him disrespecting his teacher. What if later on in life he is presented with the same emotional level. This time, instead of a teacher, it's his boss. Off he goes to the unemployment line.

I'm not excusing it, but I do understand it. Yeah, you can't fly off the handle like that at a boss. But 17-year olds are very different from what they'll be when they're adults.

I agree he shouldn't have flipped out, but I'm not surprised he did. I think most of our 17-year old selves would have.

LXAAlum · #27 05-09-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by sageofages
Being a military brat, whose father had TWO tours of duty in a war zone (Vietnam) and one isolated tour in Turkey, I guess this story hit a nerve with me. I can relate to missing your parent and needing some extra understanding when tensions run high. I WISH there had been cell phones all those years ago. I can remember getting a "reel to reel" tape in the mail (sporadically) to "hear" my daddy's voice when I was young. Only letters when I was older and Dad was in Turkey.

Apparently, I was not the only person NOT in the school district who felt the same from her response to me.

Somewhere in my parents home are the reel-to-reels my dad sent home from Vietnam as well. Great to listen to...especially the background noise - people speaking Vietnamese, etc....aircraft taking off and landing (he was a USAF pilot).

Nice to listen to every now and then, but what a technology throwback. If the tape player breaks before we get them transferred to CD - we're probably screwed.

The Truth · #28 05-09-2005, 05:13 PM

My father has worked in Kuwait since I was in the eighth grade and my mother joined him my freshman year in college. I was suppose to graduate this month, but I graduated early. Just to give you an idea of how long they have been gone...Dad (9 years) Mom (4 years).

They still are overseas. So I know what it can be like to wait days and weeks to SPEAK to someone, who others SEE on a day to day basis.

I do not think that he should have been disrespectful, but for every action there is a reaction. All through middle and high school, I have seen teachers do something out of line and then make it seem like it was all the kids doing. Yes I understand the school has rule, but sending a txt message to your friend during a test is a h*** of a lot different than answering your mother's international call. How much do you want to bet that the teacher would have handled both situations the same way. There is something called compassion and they are definitely lacking in this department. Especially considering they have many military children.

He received a call from his mom and wanted to talk to her and here comes some teacher on a "do as I say" tip come and take the phone away from him. This resulted in the phone hanging up. Then to top it off as a form of punishment he couldn't answer the phone when she called again. Which to me is ridiculous! When a child does something wrong the parent is the first contacted, so if they KNEW it was her why didn't they answer the phone and explain the situation to her. No instead they opted to be a**holes and let him hear the phone ring and basically say" See this is what happens when you answer your mother's calls in school, we hang up on her, and won't let you answer when she calls back"

I received calls from my mother and father while I was in class, and no matter what I was doing I was answering that phone. You won't believe how many calls I've gotten from my mom to let me know that she is okay because the Iraqis just threw a bomb at them in Kuwait, but they were safe or one of the missles was not caught in time and blew the mall down the street up, but they are okay. WTF DO YOU MEAN DO NOT ANSWER YOUR PHONE FOR A PARENT THAT IS OVERSEAS!!! Kuwait is a whole lot safer than Iraq and he needs to know that his mother is doing alright. Everyday on the news you here about some soldiers getting attacked in Iraq.If any of my teachers would have had anything to say about it, they'd better map out their approach. You get what you give.

As far as this being a reflection of how he may handle the situation as an adult at work answering the phone. This situation is less likely to happen because the workplace understands that family is important. My parents call me at work and I don't have a problem telling my boss if he comes during a phone call that I am in the middle of conversation with my mom. Even if he didn't know where she was, he does not know the nature of the call and it is none of his business.

Compassion is the keyword here, but if you have had never been involuntary seperated from your parents months on end with barely any communication, I DON'T expect you to understand.

I applaud him because he handled it a lot better than I would. If that had been my mom on the other end of that phone and some teacher hung up. The powers that be would have gotten more than a few dirty words thrown their way, more like some right and left hooks. You don't play with folks when it comes to their kids or parents. Bottom d*** line.

Tom Earp · #29 05-09-2005, 05:28 PM

The Truth and all, I am sure if He explained this situation and was in a study hall or what ever He would have been given the A-Okay.

But No, he got smart assed mouth, for sure. That has been the problem from the get go.

If I was a Teacher in that situation, I am sure I and many others may have done the same thing.

While some of you sit and judge, ask some Teachers who cannot do shit to these Kids who get uncontrolable!

Rights, what rights do Kids have, come out of High School Stupid?
Thank You ACLU!

Dont handcuff a 5 year old who disrupted School and beat on a Teacher.

For that I will not watch a certain TV show. The Emcee made a big deal and almost cried about it. Schumck!

Why, try to be a Teacher when You cant if they dont want to learn.

ZTABullwinkle · #30 05-09-2005, 05:31 PM

The Truth - I have to agree with everything that you said.

My father was on a submarine during the Cold War. Needless to say, we would go a month or longer with no communication (no mail or phone calls) with him or the sub. Luckily, nowadays, soldiers have access to things like cell phones and computers. I will never forget the Christmas someone bombed a church in Italy, where my dad's sub was docked. Scared the he** out of us, not to mention all the phone calls my mother received from the other wives. it was almost three-four hours before we heard from my Dad to say everyone was okay.

I know it is a totally different situation, but that kid had every right to be pissed off. I don't live in that school district, but my blood was BOILING as they reported it here in Hampton Roads, the largest military base in the US.