School suspends grieving student, wants blood test.
 

I read this and thought, what the hell are these people thinking? This kid wants to go on, and the school staff causes more pain. Give the kid credit for wanting to go to school. This really ticked me off.

http://www.inquisitr.com/84496/texas...r-dads-murder/

When a school enacts a "no tolerance" policy it it might appear that it removes discretion from administrators. Others, it just makes afraid of their shadow. The matter doesn't come under the drug policy unless there is actual evidence of drug use. The error here is failing to consider other reasons for the red eyes prior to concluding their appearance was related to drug use. They could have considered the alternative cause for the red eyes without failing to strictly enforce a strict no-drug policy. That was indeed a failure of administrative judgment.

Regards,

D-ray

I would think that if a parent uses an excuse for their childs appearance, it would not be this one. When you excuse your child from school, usually with a call to the attendance line, a reason is given. Just plain ignorance on this administration.

I just thank god that my granddaughters are in Canada and that I do not have any child in the shools here.

just despicable !

I knew that you would nail this issue, and you did it with two words. You can forget ever being a lawyer, though. How can you expect to make any money making your point in two words.:rolleyes:

Regards,

D-Ray

Query: what was the kid's record before the suspension?

A lot changes if there's a history, whether we like it or not...

I have not commented because it's horrific on the surface but this article tells us nothing from the schools side.

Excellent point, Zeke.

I know I may sound like a judgmental prude here but:

The boy's last name is Robertson and his mother's last name is Fritz.

His father didn't simply die. He was murdered.

These could all be indications of a pretty unstable home environment for the kid.

John

But the story indicated that he took the drug test and it was negative.

Regards,

D-Ray

which means he had no drug tesed for in his system

it does not say what other factors may have lead to the request for the test besides his red eyes or if that was their only reason

I guess I have a hard time beliving that a kid whose father just died would be treated such insensitivity without reason and the article does not discuss any of that

i think there must be more to the story

if not, it's terrible

Noone we are talking about a school board, were you expecting some intelligence?

yeah, your right

when i approached the local board members about introducing mandarin as a second language elective they looked at me, well like they always do :cool:

I saw the interview w/the boy's Mom on TV. Normal kid...did well in school, active. She took him to the family MD & had a FULL drug panel run...negative in every respect. Reefer, opiates, meth...you name it...negative. Period.

The idiocy in that school system runs all the way from the superintendent through the board and into the school administrators.

I'm afraid some people have forgotten how to think. :( It is sadly ironic that officials of a school system did not engage in any critical thought before taking reflexive action.

Regards,

D-Ray

Sadly, today's public schools, for the most part, don't teach students how to think. Memorize certain facts so you can pass certain standardized tests and bring credit to the faculty and administration and school board and everything is good. Now we have people that have gone through this system teaching and in administrative positions. They have been told "No tolerance" and by God, that is what they will enforce. "No tolerance" makes everything easy for them. "You've got an aspirin? Get out! You've got a Midol? Get out! Your eyes are red? You must be doing something wrong! Get out!" See how easy that is? No thinking... just react. It's the PC thing to do.:(

That is just totally insane. The kids Dad is murdered and you hassle him for having "bloodshot eyes"? What kind of a assho........Wait a minute...Texas?...Isn't that the red state with the revisionist conservative history books? That explains everything. "Look at them eyes, wooey, I deeclare! Are you one a them dope smoke hippy librels, BOY?, Git on ovah here an' piss in this here cup!"

Based on this situation, I can only conclude that the time has come to completely dismantle the entire public education system and charge parents with the sole resposibility of their childs education. Just think what a utopian society we could build when half of Americas youth are educated solely by their own wonderful, squeaky clean, perfectly sensible parents? Beck says the "progressive establishment" thinks Americans are too stupid to teach our own kids. What an outrage that they should think such a thing! We know this is a lie, why every single parent I have ever met in this country is a shining example of academic wonder and saintly disposition.

And if you believe that load of hogwash.........:rolleyes:

Dave