Student arrested for classroom texting

[BanginJimmy]

Common sense is out the window in this country.

So is discipline.

If she doesnt want to follow the orders of the teacher then she should be removed from class. Charges are a little severe, but not by much. I dont know what a 14 y/o needs a cell phone for anyways. In the end, suspend her for a week or 2 and confiscate the phone until the end of the year, then her parents can recover it. I can assure you that this policy would either result in less phone usage in class or a huge number of phone donations to local shelters.

[Sammich]

So is discipline.

If she doesnt want to follow the orders of the teacher then she should be removed from class. Charges are a little severe, but not by much. I dont know what a 14 y/o needs a cell phone for anyways. In the end, suspend her for a week or 2 and confiscate the phone until the end of the year, then her parents can recover it. I can assure you that this policy would either result in less phone usage in class or a huge number of phone donations to local shelters.

i can see a 2week suspension, but not arresting and serving her a citation. thats crazy...although i see where they are getting at. she, first of all, shouldnt be w/ a phone, much less in school with it. second, she should obey teachers orders, but she wanted to be stubborn, so she brought the consequences on herself, but the arresting is a bit extreme

[speedminded]

i can see a 2week suspension, but not arresting and serving her a citation. thats crazy...although i see where they are getting at. she, first of all, shouldnt be w/ a phone, much less in school with it. second, she should obey teachers orders, but she wanted to be stubborn, so she brought the consequences on herself, but the arresting is a bit extreme

How else do you propose teaching them a lesson? Suspend them so they have a vacation for a week or two? You actually think that's going to stop anything? She'll probably get pregnant during the suspension with whoever she was texting. She's a minor, it's not going on record anyways.


On T.I's show he's putting life into perspective for people that don't have a clue. You don't teach them consequences then they aren't going to stop, it will only continue to get worse so the younger they are the better. How the hell has a drug dealer in Atlanta not seen a dead body? I'd seen 3 shootouts downtown by the time I was 21...eyes open, pinky size hole in the forehead, blown out the back on the sidewalk with the puddle of blood growing underneath. T.I. takes the hustler to a morgue and he's shaking to the point of crying and couldn't even talk when he's told it's [probably] a hustler laying on the table...lol. Death is a part of life nobody wants to deal with.

Just like teaching a foreign language it's a whole lot easier while someone is young. When I was in elementary school they still allowed corporal punishment in schools. Paddle the 14 year old and I bet she'd stop...or she'd like it, lol!

[Sammich]

How else do you propose teaching them a lesson? Suspend them so they have a vacation for a week or two? You actually think that's going to stop anything? She'll probably get pregnant during the suspension with whoever she was texting. She's a minor, it's not going on record anyways.


On T.I's show he's putting life into perspective for people that don't have a clue. You don't teach them consequences then they aren't going to stop, it will only continue to get worse so the younger they are the better. How the hell has a drug dealer in Atlanta not seen a dead body? I'd seen 3 shootouts downtown by the time I was 21...eyes open, pinky size hole in the forehead, blown out the back on the sidewalk with the puddle of blood growing underneath. T.I. takes the hustler to a morgue and he's shaking to the point of crying and couldn't even talk when he's told it's [probably] a hustler laying on the table...lol. Death is a part of life nobody wants to deal with.

Just like teaching a foreign language it's a whole lot easier while someone is young. When I was in elementary school they still allowed corporal punishment in schools. Paddle the 14 year old and I bet she'd stop...or she'd like it, lol!

moral of this post is? lol jk

i see what you're saying, and while i agree to AN EXTENT...i still say its over the line to arrest someone for texting...

[_Christian_]

So is discipline.

If she doesnt want to follow the orders of the teacher then she should be removed from class. Charges are a little severe, but not by much. I dont know what a 14 y/o needs a cell phone for anyways. In the end, suspend her for a week or 2 and confiscate the phone until the end of the year, then her parents can recover it. I can assure you that this policy would either result in less phone usage in class or a huge number of phone donations to local shelters.

I agree, but they have no direct correlation. I would attribute her lack of discipline more towards the parents as she is a child and shouldn't be held to the standards of adults. Arresting a 14yo for a classroom disturbance causes more harm than good. Let her grow up. I was an irresponsible youth, but I'm now a responsible adult. I would hate to have a criminal record over something stupid I did when I was 14, especially something that shouldn't be considered an arrestable offense to begin with. She was definitely acting out and should still be punished but through the school, i.e. detention, suspension, alternative school, etc.

[AirMax95]

So is discipline.

If she doesnt want to follow the orders of the teacher then she should be removed from class. Charges are a little severe, but not by much. I dont know what a 14 y/o needs a cell phone for anyways. In the end, suspend her for a week or 2 and confiscate the phone until the end of the year, then her parents can recover it. I can assure you that this policy would either result in less phone usage in class or a huge number of phone donations to local shelters.

I'm with you on this. Discipline in America is a joke, hands down. There is no one finger to point at this issue. Just a few that come to mind are: Single parent/broken homes, children raising children, teachers not giving 2 shits, parents in denial, etc. When I was in private school for 4 years, the teacher had the consent from my parents to discipline me if I acted out. Then, as soon as my mom or dad came to pick me up I got an ass whooping, followed by one when I got home.

Sorry, but I say ass whoopings need to be an option in schools, lol.

As for the direct issue of the phone in school, the cops may seem extreme, but I don't see an issue with it. I say that because as SpeedMinded said, people need to see the reality of breaking rules. She damn well knew not to have her phone out in class, and when asked to put it away she ignored. Then she lies to police about not having a phone, lol! Yeah, I hope her booking process scared her shitless. Maybe she will think twice about lying and not following directions.