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Our World Today.

Reply #30 –
Schools are uh... difficult

I graduated in 01 and was in High school during columbine and all those other shootings. Anyway, somebody thought it would be cute to call in a bomb threat for some day at school. I figured it was all a load of b/s and went to school that day. Well, being the resident freak at school (wore all black, had whatever color hair it was at the time, played bass, listened to "evil" music, you get the picture me in HS) Anyway, because of how I looked and since I wasn't afraid to go to class, I was accused of calling it in. I was an honors student, never got in trouble, was pretty much just there and it was all my fault.

To top that any creative writing project I did went to the guidance office. And my favorite one...

So I get home from school and my mom is freaking out screaming at me basically going WTF is your problem and I'm just sitting there going "huh!?" Turns out someone at school told guidance I was going to kill myself  and they called my mom without ever talking to me. Well I walked in to their office the next day and ripped them a new one.

The world is way too PC nowadays and I can't take it anymore!

Our World Today.

Reply #31 –
No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions. They just want to pass the buck onto someone else, be it the school district/employees, society, drugs (read: ritalin for all these kids who allegedly have ADHD), or the guberment. It's probably about time for a major Darwin-ism event to happen to help thin the herd.
Temporarily Foxless? Ride the Bull...

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Reply #32 –
Since I was born my mom has been home rasing me and my brother. My dad works and we have a single income. It's kind of tough in a major metropolitan area like Chicago but we manage ok. Sure we may not have everything a two income family has but at least me and my brother aren't irresponsible ass holes like most kids. We were able to go to private schools (ie Catholic) so I can't comment on the situation at public schools.

Corporal punishment does have it's merrits but it's considered *wrong* today. I will say that nothing stopped me from doing something again better that a slap:hick: .

I work in a public library and most of the kids I see are irresponsible ass holes. They have no respect for anybody and think they can do what ever they want. There are times when i wish I could slap some sense into those kids.



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Reply #33 –
Hey Coug86-89, maybe what you should do it send it in to your local newspaper, and explain why you wrote it and what has come of it since. Ask them to print it in the paper, with the explanation and the reaction to it, which also proves your point in the story.
I bet, if they print it, the reaction you got will be changed. Also explain how the principle would not listen to you about why you wrote it.

You know the saying, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"....


Now, as far as the parents being the problem with kids now days, I agree 98%. You see, it's basically impossible to use corporal punishment on your kids today. You might hurt their little egos, or you might make them think they did something wrong. You can't really spank your kids anymore because if they go to school and tell anyone they got an ass whoopin, you get CPS called in and get in trouble.
We went through this several years ago. Hunter was about 7 and he was very mouthy. I was working as well as Roger at the time. I was at work this particular time, and Roger stopped to get the boys from my sister's on his way home from work. He was exhausted because he had put in about 14 hours that day.
Hunter decided he wanted to scream at Cody for something as they were getting in our truck. Roger told him not to do it again. Hunter looked right at Roger and screamed. Roger was going to slap his mouth, but Hunter turned his head and Roger caught him more at the temple area.
Next day, CPS was called in. :shakehead  They came out to our house to check things out. We told the truth about what happened. The kids both told the truth about what happened. They wanted to see Hunter, so we brought him out, and they had to ask us where he washiznit, as there was no mark, like the school reported. (School said it was bruised). Roger ended up getting a write up in NY state for smacking him, but there was nothing more done.
So, it was all blown out of proportion.

 A couple years alter the principle of the same school grabbed Hunter's arms, and left bruises. (Hunter was quite a spitfire) I called the Super Intendant about it, and had pictures. I didn't want the principle fired or anything, I just wanted them to know he left marks. Principle was reprimanded, and apologized to us. Nothing more was done, no CPS or anything like that.
Two very different reactions to a very similar situation.

I am now a stay at home mom. My kids don't generally get in trouble. However, they know if they do get in trouble, they'll pay the consequences, if they did it. If they didn't do it, I'll go to bat for them.
Just a couple weeks ago, Hunter got in trouble in town for something. It was something stupid, but he could have gotten the police called and he could have had to go to court over it. Luckily, the person in charge of the situation didn't call the police, they decided to let us handle it, as they know what kind of parents we are. They came to us, told us what happened and we handled it.
Hunter lost privlages for quite a while, at least until the end of school. He also had to go back and apologize for what he did, and make restitution for it.
We don't let our kids get away with . But, we also give them some freedom, as long as they can handle it. When they prove they can't handle it, we take it away.
Not too many parents are like that anymore.
:cougarsmily:~Karen~

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Reply #34 –
Quote from: cougar86_89;147425
Plus after more ppl have read it my grammer is hoorible in the paper as well so how i got a 96? Not sure.

How does a paper with hoorible grammer get a 96? Yah for public schools. :rolleyes: [I went to Catholic schools from K-12, so I enjoy throwing rocks at the public school system ;)]

However, I sympathize with your plight - to a point. Is it poor that a paper such as yours, written by a student with no prior violent/mentally unstable background (I assume this is true), gets such attention and reaction - quite so.
On the other hand, one would have to be either quit dense or real buddy-buddy with the administration to try and write a paper with a plot such as yours. There have been several instances where a school paper with a violent plot has resulted in the author being suspended or charged with a criminal offense.
 

Our World Today.

Reply #35 –
it is getting passed out thought school, no one really see the treat in it since there is no direct threat made. Now since there were other threat made, written on bathroom walls, security is heightened and you can only come in 3 or so doors, cant bring Back packs, or duffle bags, they are taking our parking passes as we pull on to campus( make no sense to me since now the will not be able to tell if a car is suppose to be there or not). My friend, my friends friend and people i dont even know are supporting me, after they have read the story and relized how much B.S. 10 days an a gearing is. Tomorrow people are wearing shirts that say -Bring Dillon Back- on the front and -"Two Sides to Every Rule"- on the back which is the name of my story. I dont know what to do. i am to the point i am worried about how bad tey are going to mess with my future, all for bringing things they dont see to thier attention. Lets say there is a kid that flips out one day, and he doesnt kill himself, he is arrested and questioned on why he did it, and it is all the reasons that are in my paper. Then what. All that proves is that i was right and they screwed me because i wanted to get help to these kids.

And for corporal punishment like it was said above, parents cant even physically repremand thier own kids, so my guess is they will bring it back about 10 years after Hell freezes over.
1986 Cougar LS

Our World Today.

Reply #36 –
What exactly are they suspending you and making you attend a hearing for? Terroristic threats?

Did you use actual names and local places in the paper, or fictional ones?

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Reply #37 –
Quote from: LittleAngel1198;147615
Next day, CPS was called in. They came out to our house to check things out. We told the truth about what happened. The kids both told the truth about what happened. They wanted to see Hunter, so we brought him out, and they had to ask us where he washiznit, as there was no mark, like the school reported. (School said it was bruised). Roger ended up getting a write up in NY state for smacking him, but there was nothing more done.
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I had nearly this exact same thing happen with my oldest son. He was at the neighbors house playing B-Ball his mother sent his younger brother to call him in, He ignored him, His mother went and called him in, He ignored her, I went and threatened his life (do NOT ignore your mother, what the hell was he thinking?) and he came running… as he was running past me through the front door to see what his mother wanted I booted his ass with the inside of my left foot. This was just enough to throw him off balance and miss step enough that he tripped over the threshold of the door and banged his shoulder on the wall leaving a bruise.
The next day in P.E. the gym teacher saw the bruise asked what happened and my dear sweet son decided to keep the explanation brief and said “my dad kicked me”
CPS was called, they came out, we told exactly what happened, they wanted to see my son, he told them the whole story, they said the same thing this will be documented but nothing more will be done.
 
Quote from: cougar86_89;147620
And for corporal punishment like it was said above, parents cant even physically repremand thier own kids, so my guess is they will bring it back about 10 years after Hell freezes over.
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I beg to differ, Parents CAN reprimand there own kids, Parents can spank there own kids, Parents can not ABUSE there kids. The Abuse is what every case needs to be checked out. Notice in LittleAngels story all that happened was they came out to check and then documented. This same thing happened with me on no less than three or four occasions. The time I mention above the CPS agent showed up with a Police Officer (safety reasons for her) and I told them both and I quote “I have the right, and I will use that right to discipline my children as I see fit until the day you take them from me, the way I see it either I deal with them now or he (pointing to the officer) deals with them later, the choice is yours (addressing the CPS agent), should I pack his clothes now?”
The answer was “No your fine, Just sometimes it’s a different situation so we have to check every report” they thin offered to send some pamphlets’ on alternative methods of discipline which I said sure I would be happy to read them. CPS then turned to my son and said “next time your mother calls you get your butt in the house right away or I’ll come kick it”
The Officer told “your correct if you don’t deal with him now I‘ll have to later, and nobody want’s that” thanked me and said I was doing a good job.
 
You see just because CPS chooses to “error on the safe side” does not mean parents cant discipline there kids. Whats blown out of proportion is our reaction "parents cant even physically repremand thier own kids" to them just checking.
 
About now is when we get about a half a dozen "Well my brothers ex wifes sisters cousin's uncle had his kids taken away by CPS just cause he raised his voice with them" stories... if it's not YOUR experiance.. save it!
:birdsmily:   Objects In Mirror Appear to be Loosing  :birdsmily:

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Reply #38 –
I see your point, but, there are a lot of parents out there that are afraid to punish their kids because of CPS, and some have had bad experiences with CPS.

I did forget to mention that about a week after the incident with Hunter and CPS coming to the house over it, he was acting up in school and the principle called me and said "We needed to do something with him"
I told her, "NO, YOU need to do something with him, when we tried, YOU called CPS for it. So now YOU get to deal with him"
I was then told that CPS would no longer be called unless it was a substantiated reason. We've not had a problem since then with that principle.
Hunter has been our 'problem child' for a long time now. LOL He's actually turning out to be a really good kid despite it all.
:cougarsmily:~Karen~

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Reply #39 –
Quote from: JeremyB;147627
What exactly are they suspending you and making you attend a hearing for? Terroristic threats?

Did you use actual names and local places in the paper, or fictional ones?


in the final paper i used no names of teachers or principles. i used my school for the fact that is were their ignorace to everything was happening(not a good idea) and used my name as a kid that almost gets killed by the main character, i think if i would have put in diferent names then i would still be in the same place because thay would say this world in your story is just what you want here. I dont know what to do. ppl are saying get it in the paper, that could go either way, ppl are saying sue the district, INCLUDING TEACHERS! i hate this, my next paper is going to be a horrible story because i know know that if you take anything that is going on in the world today and explain how things need to be changed to prevent it from happening around us, then you are the threat. so i quess all my papers now will be about daisies and Unicorns. 96% on the paper and there are so many grammer errors, kinda make you wonder how good of a paper he thought it was to give me a grade like that with such bad grammer
1986 Cougar LS