The Cellar - View Single Post - Georgia 8th grader suspended for taking camera out of restroom ceiling

Sundae · 12-05-2005, 11:57 AM

I'm with Clodfobble in agreeing that a camera in the toilets does not necessarily mean someone is getting off on videos of pupils.

And I think a 5 day suspension is reasonable for removing school property - the boy needs to learn that just because he doesn't agree with something, it doesn't give him the right to remove it. IMO the correct action would have been to go home, speak to his parents about it and allow them to take or suggest further action. In this case I'm sure they would have suggested some of the radical ideas on the previous page (i.e. remove & dismantle, remove & cry "pervert") but surely 8th graders - 12 years old, right? - not only need guidance when dealing with the adult world, they need to know they still need guidance.

Maybe it hits a different nerve if you have children...?

12-05-2005, 11:57 AM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm with Clodfobble in agreeing that a camera in the toilets does not necessarily mean someone is getting off on videos of pupils. And I think a 5 day suspension is reasonable for removing school property - the boy needs to learn that just because he doesn't agree with something, it doesn't give him the right to remove it. IMO the correct action would have been to go home, speak to his parents about it and allow them to take or suggest further action. In this case I'm sure they would have suggested some of the radical ideas on the previous page (i.e. remove & dismantle, remove & cry "pervert") but surely 8th graders - 12 years old, right? - not only need guidance when dealing with the adult world, they need to know they still need guidance. Maybe it hits a different nerve if you have children...?