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    Angry Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio

    Recently I was caught with a handcrafted wooden smoking bowl in school last week. I have to appear before the school board Tuesday to be expelled. I do not know what t say because the school administrators have it out for me already. Does anyone have any idea on what i could say to help my case. I do not want to be expelled. I am 18 yrs old & a junior at a vo-tech school and really need to finish HS.

    The bowl was never used before and no drugs were found on, near or in me. SO I do not think Ohio law can touch me on this issue? however most school systems around here kinda do whatever they want. I told them that it was intended for tobacco use only but they do not believe me. I was not using any drugs.

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

    You posted that you are charged with a crime. Are you in fact charged with possession of drug paraphernalia? If so, you should be working with a lawyer on that charge.

    If you're asking about the school's disciplinary rules, we have no access to them. You intimate that you have a long history of being disciplined by your school, so that works against you. The school rules will allow for some form of initial punishment, and steps you can take to administratively appeal that punishment - I suggest following them.

    A tip: If your school has it in for you, don't help them out by taking drug paraphernalia to school.

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

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    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio

    Recently I was caught with a handcrafted wooden smoking bowl in school last week. I have to appear before the school board Tuesday to be expelled. I do not know what t say because the school administrators have it out for me already. Does anyone have any idea on what i could say to help my case. I do not want to be expelled. I am 18 yrs old & a junior at a vo-tech school and really need to finish HS.

    The bowl was never used before and no drugs were found on, near or in me. SO I do not think Ohio law can touch me on this issue? however most school systems around here kinda do whatever they want. I told them that it was intended for tobacco use only but they do not believe me. I was not using any drugs.
    I was caught with some weed and cigarette papers at my HS a few months ago, the cigarette papers counted as paraphernalia so I had 2 charges, my charges were dropped but I was expelled from school for 1 semester. My HS has a strict drug policy and your screwed if your caught with any. If the pipe has never been smoked with then you may be able to come up with some bs excuse. Do you have any criminal charges against you? Just give a sob story to the school board and say how you are going to make it better. Good luck.

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

    "Mr. Knowitall" ... I have not been formally charged with anything by law enforcement. And "YES" I have a long history of being disciplined by my school, but that doesn't mean Im not legally innocent in this situation. Im doing really well at staying clear of trouble these days.


    The letter received was based on some violation in ohio law http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2925.37 & http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2929.01 but when i read this, i could not find anything incriminating. Also the definition of paraphernalia under http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2925.14 ohio law does not apply to me as well.


    I admitted nothing, they caught me without drugs on me, near me, near the pipe/bowl nor in my system. They just found an unused home made wooden pipe in my coat. I told them i was going to smoke tobacco out of it. If they can expel me for that then they can expell me for having a pop can or pc of aluminum foil as well. I mean you can smoke weed out of anything.

    Those admin bastards are making assumptions not based on factual law to which they are referencing. Same with you "codyb226", im being treated unjust.

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

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    Also the definition of paraphernalia under http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2925.14 ohio law does not apply to me as well.

    Those admin bastards are making assumptions not based on factual law to which they are referencing. Same with you "codyb226", im being treated unjust.
    Hahaha, the state of Ohio cant spell marijuana, look at number 8A. And number 13A applies to your pipe. Sorry but I do not think you are being treated "unjust" How did it go yesterday?

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

    Actually, that's in some people's point of view a more preferred spelling than the one with the J. While nobody is quite sure of the etymology, the spelling with h (or even g) is the way it is found in Spanish. The J seems to have been inserted by English speakers. (so says the Oxford English Dictionary).

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

    @ codyb226 , it went well, was able to get just 10 day suspension and 3 month probation. Only because I admitted what it could be used for. If Id have claimed ignorance to what a weed pipe really was, well they may have let me come back to class that day. But it seems that the school code can add stuff to the law-books in there student handbooks.

    At any rate, I am in no trouble with law enforcement and I just have to walk the straight and narrow path.
    Also it turns out im related to the ADMIN on the school board, so that may have helped me som. LOL

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

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    But it seems that the school code can add stuff to the law-books in there student handbooks.
    Yes. If you think about it there are many behaviors that are legal but which will still get you expelled from school. Just as there are many behaviors that are legal but which will still get me fired from work.

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    Default Re: Caught with Drug Paraphernalia in School - What to Do

    I guess it worked out good then, consider yourself very lucky. My advice, just give it up.

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