Minor Caught with Drugs at School

[PandorasBox]

I know I've worked retail....got to the airport once after work to go on vacation and couldn't figure out what was setting off the metal detectors. And yeah, working a job where I had to put my lipstick in a pocket or go all day without replenishing it, it almost made the laundry.....

So if he'd had a (legitimate) job and a box cutter in his pocket or jacket...easy to understand....doing family chores that required a knife.....understandable and easy to prove. That is where Zero Tolerance is ridiculous....

[Mercy&Grace]

"they found a butterfly knife,boxcutter,scale,pipe,rolling papers,2 lighters,matches, eye drops,a metal pen cap i use to kill roaches and about 6grams in a candle jar some weed was baged up in the jar (an eighth which is 3.5 grams)."

He has no regard for Laws or rules at 15. Would hate to see what he is like at 17, if he lives that long. His parents need to make him get a job and earn the money to pay the attorney, court costs, etc.

[Dang24]

"they found a butterfly knife,boxcutter,scale,pipe,rolling papers,2 lighters,matches, eye drops,a metal pen cap i use to kill roaches and about 6grams in a candle jar some weed was baged up in the jar (an eighth which is 3.5 grams)."

He has no regard for Laws or rules at 15. Would hate to see what he is like at 17, if he lives that long. His parents need to make him get a job and earn the money to pay the attorney, court costs, etc.

I do have regards for laws and rules i just ****ed up bad and it may seem like i probably dont care but im scared shitless that i can be trialed as an adult and the wait for the letter of my court date is killing me i have talked to some people i know that have been charged with possetion and drug paraphanilia and all he got was probation and he had a felony and was caught for the samething before he was caught again selling he's the same age as me

[PandorasBox]

Ok....

How do you feel now? Scared shitless? Can't breathe? Can't sleep?

Once you are done with court and your sentencing...take those feelings....and know how you never want to experience them again.

You're young. You have a chance to turn your life around.

If your parents have not gotten you a lawyer, ask them for help. Get a job...even fast food. Avoid your druggie friends. Start studying for a GED. Get rid of any remaining drugs/pipes, etc., - turn them over to your lawyer. Join Narcotics Anonymous.

[cbg]

We cannot tell you if you WILL be tried as an adult. The crystal ball is out being cleaned.

What we can tell you is that you CAN be tried as an adult.

You'll find out when the letter comes. And if you're scared? Well, that's one of the consequences you have to deal with when you violate the law.

[cdwjava]

Isn't carrying a weapon on school grounds a federal offense, if they decide to make it one ?

No. It is not a federal offense as state laws adequately cover weapons at school.

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PADriver13, this is what i was thinking about. Being expelled from school is one thing, but what the OP is facing is much more serious.

"Congress therefore amended the Gun Free Schools Act by making it a part of No Child Left Behind, which required schools to adopt a "zero tolerance" policy towards weapons in schools in order to get federal funding. This means that any school who receives funding from Title IV of No Child Left Behind must expel any student that brings a weapon to campus - See more at: http://education.findlaw.com/school-safety/school-searches-and-weapons.html#sthash.5SExoFbH.dpuf"

Moving to expel a student is not a guarantee that he or she WILL be expelled. Many students who bring weapons of one kind or another end up back at the school after going through the process. It depends upon the weapon, prior offenses, circumstances, etc.

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I agree he didn't forget. But a reasonable argument could still be made that a male who carries a pocket knife regularly "forgot" on that specific day. And because that is a reasonable argument, zero tolerance policies are ineffective. Was simply referring to the question about the charges being trumped up to federal. OP needs a lawyer plain and simple. These are serious charges.

Of course, if he regularly carried it with him, he also would have been expected to leave it at home every day he went to school. He'd have to argue that he brought it pretty much all the time to make that "reasonable," I suspect.

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So if he'd had a (legitimate) job and a box cutter in his pocket or jacket...easy to understand....doing family chores that required a knife.....understandable and easy to prove. That is where Zero Tolerance is ridiculous....

Not too many jobs require a butterfly knife. They're also not practical as a tool, so I just don't see him making a reasonable argument to defend his possession of it.

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I do have regards for laws and rules i just ****ed up bad and it may seem like i probably dont care but im scared shitless that i can be trialed as an adult and the wait for the letter of my court date is killing me i have talked to some people i know that have been charged with possetion and drug paraphanilia and all he got was probation and he had a felony and was caught for the samething before he was caught again selling he's the same age as me

The offenses you face are commonplace among career criminals and those who spend much of their lives in prison. As stated, you CAN turn your life around. Consider this a wake up call! Get clean and sober, change friends, focus on an education, and start using your head.

On a side note, it is highly unlikely that you will be charged as an adult since you do not appear to fit the criteria.

[Dang24]

Thank you and i will turn my life around this was an absolute wake up call for me and for school im not to sure if im being expelled yet right now im doing a 9 day suspension and on february the 2nd is when i have a district school hearing to decide whether they take the recommendation of the principal of a long suspension which is 11 days to 4 semesters or just expell me

[PandorasBox]

Couple thoughts for you to discuss with your parents.

- If you are expelled for a year, can you take classes online?
- Once your suspension/expulsion is up, can you change schools? This would allow you to avoid druggie friends (and avoid temptation), and build friendships with better people, in a new school.

[Dang24]

Couple thoughts for you to discuss with your parents.

- If you are expelled for a year, can you take classes online?
- Once your suspension/expulsion is up, can you change schools? This would allow you to avoid druggie friends (and avoid temptation), and build friendships with better people, in a new school.

I got a 2 year suspension and they told me I could go to a different district I already started school the 13th of February. Also I still haven't had a call or letter or heard anything at all from the state on my court date