High School athlete suspended for driving to pick up drunk friend

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Oct 14, 2013 11:12 PM
This is just another instance of a school taking a no tolerance policy and screwing up.

A girl drove to a party to pick up a friend after getting a call from a drunk friend to drive her home. Police were there as she arrived. An officer even noted and vouched for sobriety.

But the school suspends her as they are
"trying to take a very serious and principled stand regarding alcohol. And we all get that. Teen drinking is a serious problem." [\quote]

Basically they would have preferred if she allowed her friend to drive drunk instead of "involving" herself with the dangers of being around alcohol (like drunk driving).

http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/9826842/high-school-athlete-massachusetts-suspended-driving-drunk-friend
Oct 14, 2013 11:12pm
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gut

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Oct 14, 2013 11:36 PM
Incredibly moronic...and irresponsible.

Legally I'm not even sure they could suspend her. She wasn't drunk, and she wasn't at the party.

Also, I've not heard of zero tolerance policies for the general student pop...I've only seen it applied with regard to participation in extra-curriculars.
Oct 14, 2013 11:36pm
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Oct 14, 2013 11:51 PM
Ridiculous. How would that girl live with herself if she declined to give her friend a ride home, and she was killed in an accident? It would haunt her for the rest of her life.
Oct 14, 2013 11:51pm
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Oct 14, 2013 11:53 PM
gut;1518071 wrote:Incredibly moronic...and irresponsible.

Legally I'm not even sure they could suspend her. She wasn't drunk, and she wasn't at the party.

Also, I've not heard of zero tolerance policies for the general student pop...I've only seen it applied with regard to participation in extra-curriculars.
She was suspended from the volleyball team, not school.
Oct 14, 2013 11:53pm
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Oct 15, 2013 12:04 AM
se-alum;1518077 wrote:She was suspended from the volleyball team, not school.
OK, but still moronic.

Although I can see the misguided logic that they want kids to call their parents so mom & dad can address the issue. But that's just stupid - that a kid is saved from driving drunk should trump everything 10X over.
Oct 15, 2013 12:04am
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Oct 15, 2013 8:50 AM
Asinine decision by the school. I'd pull my kids immediately as the school is obviously administered by morons.
Oct 15, 2013 8:50am
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Oct 15, 2013 8:51 AM
justincredible;1518126 wrote:Asinine decision by the school. I'd pull my kids immediately as the school is obviously administered by morons.
True that!
Oct 15, 2013 8:51am
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Oct 15, 2013 9:24 AM
I hope she isn't a senior so the parents can open enroll her to a rival school for next season
Oct 15, 2013 9:24am
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Tiernan

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Oct 15, 2013 9:39 AM
1-CALL-TIERNAN next time.
Oct 15, 2013 9:39am
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Oct 15, 2013 9:43 AM
se-alum;1518077 wrote:She was suspended from the volleyball team, not school.
And stripped of her captaincy.
Oct 15, 2013 9:43am
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Tiernan

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Oct 15, 2013 10:06 AM
She was stripped too? Damn that's hard core.
Oct 15, 2013 10:06am
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Oct 15, 2013 10:11 AM
it's just volleyball
Oct 15, 2013 10:11am
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Oct 15, 2013 10:36 AM
Too bad the parents didn't have the balls to get a lawyer.
Oct 15, 2013 10:36am
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hasbeen

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Oct 15, 2013 11:15 AM
No flexibility for common sense.
Oct 15, 2013 11:15am
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Oct 15, 2013 2:03 PM
SMH this is what the liberal attitude will get you these days doing the right thing and bring punished this is solely to blame on our government "leaders"

/Belly'd
Oct 15, 2013 2:03pm
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Oct 15, 2013 2:10 PM
said_aouita;1518178 wrote:Too bad the parents didn't have the balls to get a lawyer.
They do have a lawyer.
Oct 15, 2013 2:10pm
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Excuse me, Flo?

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Oct 15, 2013 2:46 PM
dlazz;1518268 wrote:SMH this is what the liberal attitude will get you these days doing the right thing and bring punished this is solely to blame on our government "leaders"

/Belly'd
Not a "/belly' d", did not reference Obama
Oct 15, 2013 2:46pm
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Oct 15, 2013 2:47 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;1518167 wrote:it's just volleyball
Hey now, be nice :RpS_sneaky:
Oct 15, 2013 2:47pm