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Omg that's ridiculous. Expulsion? Really? Over a pizza prank?
Obviously I don't know the whole story, but come on this is a child's education.
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Seriously?! He got expelled for that?! WTH? :angry:
The school is officially ridiculous. I fear for when I have kids.
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So glad I'm not the only one with kid trouble today. I knew there was going to be trouble when the teacher came out with Z <_<
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Uh... All I have to say to that is Spicoli. Seriously? They *expelled* because he *ordered a pizza*? This is right up there with the school I read about today that expelled the kid who was suspended because he dyed his hair red, found his principal's unlocked (and to me, this is the part where I blame the principal: LOCK THAT SHIT DOWN) Facebook profile, and made fun of her public photo where she had purple hair of her own.
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This happened in the US? Wow! It happened all the time in Japan and I knew of students I never saw because their hair had been bleached / dyed. Heck, I think one kid actually tried to come to school at one point (first time I saw him in months) and they sent him right on home because of his hair. Of course, in Japan they can't expel them. At least not until they're done with the compulsory education years, which is through Junior High.
And big fail on that principal's part. She should have known better or at least been a lot more paranoid about the accessibility of her Facebook page given her position. Or even if they kept it unlock, to act like a mature adult and not retaliate in such a way.
Well, yes and no. He did get expelled for the pizza incident, but it was his third strike - he'd had two suspensions already this year. But they were all pretty bull$h!t, kids doing supid stuff reasons. He didn't get in trouble once last year, which leads me to believe that this particular school was not the right fit for him.
VERY kindly, the school gave us the option of voluntarily withdrawing him, so that he doesn't have an expulsion on his record. Surprisingly, most of the teachers like him despite his bonehead antics, and he's smart, too. He's mentioned that he enjoys animating short films, and film making in general. So that's what we'll look into going forward. -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
VERY kindly, the school gave us the option of voluntarily withdrawing him, so that he doesn't have an expulsion on his record. Surprisingly, most of the teachers like him despite his bonehead antics, and he's smart, too. He's mentioned that he enjoys animating short films, and film making in general. So that's what we'll look into going forward. -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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@@Shalott I sometimes wonder at people in educator or school administration roles who forget what it was like to be a child / teen.
I know there are a lot of resources for homeschooling and online education out there. Maybe your son will benefit from a nontraditional education that will allow him to explore his interests further as well. My brother is in VFX and he is basically of the opinion that his official, traditional education was worthless and everything that made a difference for him was actual experience.
ETA: But yea, unexpected homeschooling when you weren't planning on it bites.
I know there are a lot of resources for homeschooling and online education out there. Maybe your son will benefit from a nontraditional education that will allow him to explore his interests further as well. My brother is in VFX and he is basically of the opinion that his official, traditional education was worthless and everything that made a difference for him was actual experience.
ETA: But yea, unexpected homeschooling when you weren't planning on it bites.
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Whoops, I thought it happened in Tennessee, but it turns out it was in England.
http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-mocks-principals-hair-on-facebook-gets-expelled/
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Ah, got it! Was surprised for it to be US ... though I guess it could happen eventually given the current ridiculous trends.
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@shallot - Expulsion over a pizza? If I was the principal I would be laughing my head off as I thought of how to address your son. I am not making excuses for him. I know they aren't suppose to use school property inappropriately. But, don't they know that kids are impulsive. They don't think! There is so much worse that could be done with a school computer - a porn site, threats to students/faculty. If this is all the front office had to deal with that day - its a good day.
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@@normajean2008 I couldn't get down to visit my sister while she was in her coma before she passed, or to her funeral. I was in China for work, and by the time I was able to book a flight and get down there, it was hours after her funeral. It haunts me, but I also know she knew/knows how much I love her and keep her in my heart, so it helps.
Now... @@Shalott I'm sorry, but I find that pizza prank freakin' hilarious!!
Now... @@Shalott I'm sorry, but I find that pizza prank freakin' hilarious!!
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I got an email from L'Occitane, just saying thank you for visiting their boutique! I thought that was very nice. It wasn't promoting anything, or telling me about a sale, it was simply a thank you. Kinda cool, I think.
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Oh @Shalott...do I have stories...my son is an eagle scout, graduated high school, and is in the military in the intelligence division with sights on the FBI...all that being said, he went to 6 high schools (including IVLA - which he loved - it's an online school).
We also had to pay over $10k for a lawyer to represent him in a ridiculous hate crime accusation, and go before a board and council over stupid allegations from one of his former scout masters. I fought everything with every fiber of my being, and it made a difference. It made a difference to my son, the one that matters.
Upon learning my 3 year old took a box of conversation hearts (those candies they have at Valentines Day) from the grocery store and put them in his pocket, ate them, then proudly showed me the empty box when we got home, this all AFTER I told him I would not buy them for him at the store....I made him do chores to earn the money for the cost of the candy. Then we went back to the store, went to the same lady who checked us out, and I had him explain what he did, and that he was here to pay for it. I got so mad at the lady, because she told him it was ok, and to keep his money. No NO NO!! You do NOT undermine a mother, ever! She got the point when I looked at her - shooting daggers - and said yes, he WILL pay, to learn his lesson.
In the 6th grade when his teacher had had enough of me trying to explain Nick's bathroom issues (as in, can't hold it, so if he has to go, he has to go NOW...she felt I was giving him an excuse to leave class, and sent home a note saying his FATHER had to sign it. I signed it, sent it back, and she sent home another one saying his father had to sign. It was the same note. I sent it back unsigned with a note that I already signed it, and a reminder note that her reach didn't extend into my household, and to call me if she wants to discuss it further, and I gave her my cell phone number. That was the end of that.
We also had to pay over $10k for a lawyer to represent him in a ridiculous hate crime accusation, and go before a board and council over stupid allegations from one of his former scout masters. I fought everything with every fiber of my being, and it made a difference. It made a difference to my son, the one that matters.
Upon learning my 3 year old took a box of conversation hearts (those candies they have at Valentines Day) from the grocery store and put them in his pocket, ate them, then proudly showed me the empty box when we got home, this all AFTER I told him I would not buy them for him at the store....I made him do chores to earn the money for the cost of the candy. Then we went back to the store, went to the same lady who checked us out, and I had him explain what he did, and that he was here to pay for it. I got so mad at the lady, because she told him it was ok, and to keep his money. No NO NO!! You do NOT undermine a mother, ever! She got the point when I looked at her - shooting daggers - and said yes, he WILL pay, to learn his lesson.
In the 6th grade when his teacher had had enough of me trying to explain Nick's bathroom issues (as in, can't hold it, so if he has to go, he has to go NOW...she felt I was giving him an excuse to leave class, and sent home a note saying his FATHER had to sign it. I signed it, sent it back, and she sent home another one saying his father had to sign. It was the same note. I sent it back unsigned with a note that I already signed it, and a reminder note that her reach didn't extend into my household, and to call me if she wants to discuss it further, and I gave her my cell phone number. That was the end of that.
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The hate crime thing I am still bitter about, and is a long story but the short story is he was playing air soft wars with his friends and their air soft guns, a stray bullet hit a girl in the cheek. The details I may write out later because it was so miraculous and so obviously a fluke that a sharp shooter couldn't do it if they tried (there were two ricochets involved, yeah, like THAT was planned to hit someone). Well the girl is part black, and Nick is not, hence the hate crime aspect. Anyway, our lawyer was amazing and of course Nick was not guilty of deliberately trying to hurt her but man that was stressful.
The scouting issue was the scoutmasters son being a dick, and not happy with Nick (Nick is a very well liked young man). The son was a introvert (homeschooled and sheltered) and Nick an extrovert, and immediately popular when he joined the troop. Parents and scouters alike all said the same thing, the issue was NOT with my son, but rather the scoutmasters son. That being said, we moved to the country and there is only one troop, one scoutmaster, and a slew of lazy ass parents who didn't want to step up and take his role, so we lost because the pussy said either Nick goes, or I go. THANK GOD! We changed troops and the new one was more than amazing, Nick excelled there and decided he did want his eagle, all because of the attitude of the new scoutmaster (who treated the older boys with respect, humor, and like young adults) and it was his leadership that helped Nick make his decision to finish (he started as a cub scout at 4 - why I quit college after 2 years, when he was 7...scouting and sports were more important, in my book, and his dad would have let him quit because that would mean his dad had to do LESS parenting) but it was great because Nick truly did his eagle project on his own, in fact he had to get city approval and some engineers to sign off on his project, and I didn't even know about it! By this time he was in IVLA part time, a senior with a part time schedule at his actual physical school, and we lived in the country so he had his own car and would handle stuff on his own. Now, I'm not saying the kid wasn't lazy, but when he needed to, he took care of his stuff. And actually, his dad and I used to marvel at Nick's leadership skills...he would invite his friends over, and then say "I have to do XYZ before we can go play" and he would organize the chores and work that needed to be done, and basically oversee his friends! It was a crack up! We'd watch and then I'd catch Nick's eye (Nick and I have a connection that is pretty special so if I hold his gaze long enough, his expression says a thousand words!!) and he'd give me this biiiiiiiiig grin and I'd raise my eyebrows and then we'd just laugh. He would then say, hey, they're not complaining! LOL!
I will never forgot a comment from one of the other parents at a troop meeting, about 4 weeks after Nick became the senior patrol leader. This guy is a farmer, very gruff, and I always thought he hated me for being involved (not with Nick's work, but I was on the committee, went to the committee meetings, was active, and in charge of fundraising) and I didn't think he liked me for the simple fact that I am female. Let's just say everyone met Nick's dad at Nick's Eagle Scout Court of Honor. Anyway, he came up to me and said "so, that's your son, Nick, right?" I said yes. He said 'I've been watching him. I've seen the way he is with the youngsters. He has a gift. He is a natural leader, and I am very impressed with him." And he walked away. We never spoke again (because as a rule, he didn't speak with me). I cried. It was awesome and I just felt so proud but also touched that he would approach me and tell me that.
OMWORD now that I am telling stories a ton of memories are flooding my head and I wish I could write them all out - parenting has challenges, but it is sooooooo easy to laugh about things later and relish the times, both good and bad. The fact there are stories to tell and memories to share make life worthwhile. And it's the same for my dogs and my cat. We had our cat Comet for 15 years, and our first dog Titan for 20 months, our second dog for 8 years, and our 3rd dog is still with us, though I can't see her because she didn't handle the divorce well, and my ex is remarried to a lady with kids at home - and I'm not home as much, so in the interest of her well being, I agreed to only be their sitter when they are all on vacation, which hasn't happened yet or they are not honoring our agreement, but Nick says she's doing great, and that is what matters. we've had her for 8 years now too. Comet, a Manx, was Nick's, and was hit by a car and died at the vet. Titan was mine, and a pure bred German Shephard Dog and died of Aspergillis (common illness but only fatal to German Shephard Dogs), Kosar was mine, and he was a German Shephard Dog / Keeshond mix we rescued; he died of complications with diabetes, and Duchess, our only girl of the bunch, is a Corgi/Pom mix we rescued, is with my ex. Duchess is anyone's who will pet her, preferably non-stop and all over esp on her belly. I don't have pics of Comet or Titan on my current computer, but Kosar and Duchess are in the spoiler.Nothing says happy pups like a CAR RIDE!!! YEAH!!! So...I didn't attach the car ride pics HAHAHAHA!!! Oops! I have some but chose these instead - BOING!!
The scouting issue was the scoutmasters son being a dick, and not happy with Nick (Nick is a very well liked young man). The son was a introvert (homeschooled and sheltered) and Nick an extrovert, and immediately popular when he joined the troop. Parents and scouters alike all said the same thing, the issue was NOT with my son, but rather the scoutmasters son. That being said, we moved to the country and there is only one troop, one scoutmaster, and a slew of lazy ass parents who didn't want to step up and take his role, so we lost because the pussy said either Nick goes, or I go. THANK GOD! We changed troops and the new one was more than amazing, Nick excelled there and decided he did want his eagle, all because of the attitude of the new scoutmaster (who treated the older boys with respect, humor, and like young adults) and it was his leadership that helped Nick make his decision to finish (he started as a cub scout at 4 - why I quit college after 2 years, when he was 7...scouting and sports were more important, in my book, and his dad would have let him quit because that would mean his dad had to do LESS parenting) but it was great because Nick truly did his eagle project on his own, in fact he had to get city approval and some engineers to sign off on his project, and I didn't even know about it! By this time he was in IVLA part time, a senior with a part time schedule at his actual physical school, and we lived in the country so he had his own car and would handle stuff on his own. Now, I'm not saying the kid wasn't lazy, but when he needed to, he took care of his stuff. And actually, his dad and I used to marvel at Nick's leadership skills...he would invite his friends over, and then say "I have to do XYZ before we can go play" and he would organize the chores and work that needed to be done, and basically oversee his friends! It was a crack up! We'd watch and then I'd catch Nick's eye (Nick and I have a connection that is pretty special so if I hold his gaze long enough, his expression says a thousand words!!) and he'd give me this biiiiiiiiig grin and I'd raise my eyebrows and then we'd just laugh. He would then say, hey, they're not complaining! LOL!
I will never forgot a comment from one of the other parents at a troop meeting, about 4 weeks after Nick became the senior patrol leader. This guy is a farmer, very gruff, and I always thought he hated me for being involved (not with Nick's work, but I was on the committee, went to the committee meetings, was active, and in charge of fundraising) and I didn't think he liked me for the simple fact that I am female. Let's just say everyone met Nick's dad at Nick's Eagle Scout Court of Honor. Anyway, he came up to me and said "so, that's your son, Nick, right?" I said yes. He said 'I've been watching him. I've seen the way he is with the youngsters. He has a gift. He is a natural leader, and I am very impressed with him." And he walked away. We never spoke again (because as a rule, he didn't speak with me). I cried. It was awesome and I just felt so proud but also touched that he would approach me and tell me that.
OMWORD now that I am telling stories a ton of memories are flooding my head and I wish I could write them all out - parenting has challenges, but it is sooooooo easy to laugh about things later and relish the times, both good and bad. The fact there are stories to tell and memories to share make life worthwhile. And it's the same for my dogs and my cat. We had our cat Comet for 15 years, and our first dog Titan for 20 months, our second dog for 8 years, and our 3rd dog is still with us, though I can't see her because she didn't handle the divorce well, and my ex is remarried to a lady with kids at home - and I'm not home as much, so in the interest of her well being, I agreed to only be their sitter when they are all on vacation, which hasn't happened yet or they are not honoring our agreement, but Nick says she's doing great, and that is what matters. we've had her for 8 years now too. Comet, a Manx, was Nick's, and was hit by a car and died at the vet. Titan was mine, and a pure bred German Shephard Dog and died of Aspergillis (common illness but only fatal to German Shephard Dogs), Kosar was mine, and he was a German Shephard Dog / Keeshond mix we rescued; he died of complications with diabetes, and Duchess, our only girl of the bunch, is a Corgi/Pom mix we rescued, is with my ex. Duchess is anyone's who will pet her, preferably non-stop and all over esp on her belly. I don't have pics of Comet or Titan on my current computer, but Kosar and Duchess are in the spoiler.
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SaraP
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Yay for good parenting! Too many parents are permissive and dismissive. My kids aren't perfect and sometimes they suck, but if I don't call them on it and act like everyone else is the problem they grow up to be dbags. Lord knows the world isn't in short supply of those!
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Oh sweetie! I am so sorry and sad I am so late seeing this. It is hard and the only way to get through it is taking it one day and sometimes one hour at a time...and chocolate and I hear exercise also can help, but I cannot attest to that one!
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