LH,
Great point.

We do not hear about stuff like this until it makes the newspapers.

If it changes the policy to allow kids to get a phone call from parents who are serving, ESPECIALLY IN Iraq and Afghanistan, that is a good thing.

I haven't met or seen a 17 year old kid who has a cell phone who wants to take a call from their parents..

From 18 to about 22 I didn't know I had parents. I knew it all and was master of my own destiny.

"Gotting an attitude" is the thing that I do not understand.

Pike made the point that the schools use the 'bad word' rule to make a point....She was home schooled, so how can you make a statement like that?

These days teacher have a precarious job just BEING with kids.

9 times out of 10 the teacher will have their chops busted for 'punishing' kids that are breaking the school policy.

Most of the time the kid skates and the teacher gets their arse kicked for trying.....

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Scenario.

Johnny, you have to end that call....


"Mom, I have to go. I shouldn't be on the phone right now.
I love you."

"I love you too"

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Johnny, you have to end that call....


Instead ,

Eff you, I ain't hanging up.

Give me the phone...


NO......

O.k., let go see the principal.............


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Zero tolerance isn't a good thing.....but there are ways of
making exceptions and those exceptions take place when both parties are able to talk about it in a civil and constructive manner.

He admitted to 'gotting an attitude'..When people "got an attititude" with me it usually lets me know that they are gonna fight me every step of the way.


Common courtesy, common respect and following the rules are a fleeting thing these days, It's too bad that accountability is vanishing too.