Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Oct 14, 2013 11:12pm
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
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
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Oct 14, 2013 11:36pm
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.
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.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Oct 14, 2013 11:51pm
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.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Oct 14, 2013 11:53pm
She was suspended from the volleyball team, not school.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.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Oct 15, 2013 12:04am
OK, but still moronic.se-alum;1518077 wrote:She was suspended from the volleyball team, not school.
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.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Oct 15, 2013 8:50am
Asinine decision by the school. I'd pull my kids immediately as the school is obviously administered by morons.
vdubb96
Posts: 2,210
Oct 15, 2013 8:51am
True that!justincredible;1518126 wrote:Asinine decision by the school. I'd pull my kids immediately as the school is obviously administered by morons.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Oct 15, 2013 9:24am
I hope she isn't a senior so the parents can open enroll her to a rival school for next season
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Oct 15, 2013 9:39am
1-CALL-TIERNAN next time.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Oct 15, 2013 9:43am
And stripped of her captaincy.se-alum;1518077 wrote:She was suspended from the volleyball team, not school.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Oct 15, 2013 10:06am
She was stripped too? Damn that's hard core.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Oct 15, 2013 10:11am
it's just volleyball
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Oct 15, 2013 10:36am
Too bad the parents didn't have the balls to get a lawyer.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Oct 15, 2013 11:15am
No flexibility for common sense.
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MontyBrunswick
Oct 15, 2013 2:03pm
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
/Belly'd
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Oct 15, 2013 2:10pm
They do have a lawyer.said_aouita;1518178 wrote:Too bad the parents didn't have the balls to get a lawyer.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Oct 15, 2013 2:46pm
Not a "/belly' d", did not reference Obamadlazz;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
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Oct 15, 2013 2:47pm
Hey now, be nice :RpS_sneaky:ZWICK 4 PREZ;1518167 wrote:it's just volleyball