Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11
  1. #1
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Posts
    44

    Default Alcohol Use at School

    Suppose this is the following situation for you and your family:
    You are the father of a son, aged 14, who is enrolled at the local, suburban high school. Suppose further that your son has the GPA of 3.7, granting him that well-deserved scholarship to Harvard (he wants to study law, for whatever reason); in fact, Harvard has offered him a undergraduate-degree scholarship valued at $29,000 to do just that.
    He is indeed bright, by all metrics. You brag loudly to friends regarding him. Your co-workers are filled with envy.
    It is a well-known fact that alcohol and THC (marijuana) abuse on this little campus is zero-tolerance. The Principal's rule states quite clearly that if a student is using alcohol or THC, he will be expelled from this little campus. And from there, he will:
    1. Lose any and all scholarships awarded to him, regardless of semester or study.
    2. Will have the infraction marked permanently down as a criminal offence, punishable by law.
    3. Will, by law of the state, be sent to the dreaded Downtown High School

    You, the concerned parent, know very well what the Downtown High school means: it means your kid is hanging with kids who bring guns to school (not pellet guns; real guns. AK-47's and semi-automatic pistols), kids who get their 'A' grade by dealing in heavy, copious amounts of crystal methamphetamine, and kids who view urban graffiti a rite-of-passage.
    This is the high school you want to keep your kid away from.

    My question to the unrighteous members of this forum is this: Suppose your son comes to you via high school police, the police showing proof your son used alcohol (sipped a beer) during class break. What would you do? The class police are now demanding an expulsion of your son from the campus.
    His scholarship; his high-flying grades, all for naught. The police desire to send him to the Downtown High School.
    What will you do? Will you allow the school administrators to send your son there? Yes, or no? (Question #1: Yes ______ No ______)

    Suppose no police, and no school administrators came to your house. Instead, your son came to you, by himself, when you were readying for sleep, to let you on a secret of his: his secret is that he self-admits to the use of alcohol.
    In a concerned frenzy, you demand proof.
    Your son shows you proof from a youtube video he created off the internet. It shows your son sipping the beer, against school policy, with the time stamp on the video, and all. You stand in shock and awe that your son would commit an act that would send him to the Downtown high school.
    It wasn't the school admin that brought this revelation to you; it was your son. Do you voluntarily send your son to the Downtown high school--gangs, knives, drugs and all--or do you spank him; sweep it under the rug, and tell him not to do it again?
    Send him to the dreaded high school is a Yes, and tell him not to do it again is a No. (Question #2: Yes ______ No ______).

    What is your answer, evildoers?

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    28,906

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    Please demonstrate more courtesy to other members. Thanks.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Posts
    44

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    Quote Quoting aaron
    View Post
    Please demonstrate more courtesy to other members. Thanks.
    Twenty-three jaw-droppin' thousand posts on this forum???!!!
    But...
    but, but...
    ...
    how?!

  4. #4
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Posts
    44

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    Make that 23,924!!!

    Just...
    Wow!...

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Toledo, OH
    Posts
    16,307

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    Quote Quoting pmc the 1st
    View Post
    Twenty-three jaw-droppin' thousand posts on this forum???!!!
    But...
    but, but...
    ...
    how?!
    He OWNS the place.

    THAT'S how.

    Or did you miss the Administrator tag?

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    2,006

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    1) NO
    2) Heck No.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Texas/Tejas
    Posts
    1,879

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    I ain't got no kids. But let's say I did....

    #1... While I don't approve of the policy, I see no way, short of bribery, to stop the principal.

    #2... What youtube video of my son "sipping" a cold beer?

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Washington comma the Great State of.
    Posts
    1,211

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    Quote Quoting pmc the 1st
    View Post
    Suppose this is the following situation for you and your family:
    You are the father of a son, aged 14, who is enrolled at the local, suburban high school. Suppose further that your son has the GPA of 3.7, granting him that well-deserved scholarship to Harvard (he wants to study law, for whatever reason); in fact, Harvard has offered him a undergraduate-degree scholarship valued at $29,000 to do just that.
    He is indeed bright, by all metrics. You brag loudly to friends regarding him. Your co-workers are filled with envy.
    It is a well-known fact that alcohol and THC (marijuana) abuse on this little campus is zero-tolerance. The Principal's rule states quite clearly that if a student is using alcohol or THC, he will be expelled from this little campus. And from there, he will:
    1. Lose any and all scholarships awarded to him, regardless of semester or study.
    2. Will have the infraction marked permanently down as a criminal offence, punishable by law.
    3. Will, by law of the state, be sent to the dreaded Downtown High School

    You, the concerned parent, know very well what the Downtown High school means: it means your kid is hanging with kids who bring guns to school (not pellet guns; real guns. AK-47's and semi-automatic pistols), kids who get their 'A' grade by dealing in heavy, copious amounts of crystal methamphetamine, and kids who view urban graffiti a rite-of-passage.
    This is the high school you want to keep your kid away from.

    My question to the unrighteous members of this forum is this: Suppose your son comes to you via high school police, the police showing proof your son used alcohol (sipped a beer) during class break. What would you do? The class police are now demanding an expulsion of your son from the campus.
    His scholarship; his high-flying grades, all for naught. The police desire to send him to the Downtown High School.
    What will you do? Will you allow the school administrators to send your son there? Yes, or no? (Question #1: Yes ______ No ______)

    Suppose no police, and no school administrators came to your house. Instead, your son came to you, by himself, when you were readying for sleep, to let you on a secret of his: his secret is that he self-admits to the use of alcohol.
    In a concerned frenzy, you demand proof.
    Your son shows you proof from a youtube video he created off the internet. It shows your son sipping the beer, against school policy, with the time stamp on the video, and all. You stand in shock and awe that your son would commit an act that would send him to the Downtown high school.
    It wasn't the school admin that brought this revelation to you; it was your son. Do you voluntarily send your son to the Downtown high school--gangs, knives, drugs and all--or do you spank him; sweep it under the rug, and tell him not to do it again?
    Send him to the dreaded high school is a Yes, and tell him not to do it again is a No. (Question #2: Yes ______ No ______).

    What is your answer, evildoers?
    Come now, why would Harvard admit, let alone fund, a kid with just a 3.7 from a public school? This scenario could never happen.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Posts
    9,096

    Default Re: The Question for the Unrighteous Members of the Forum

    The OP LIVES to hear someone say, "Well, I would break the law in that case".

    He wants to, then, justify what he has done the same way.

    He wants all of us to say, "well, sure, you have 3 DUI's and a nest of misdemeanors, but they shouldn't be held against you because it really wasn't your fault.... "

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    California
    Posts
    20,594

    Default Re: Alcohol Use at School

    I just love that there are only two possible resolutions to the situation as he sets it up ...

    There is always an option "C" (or more) ... it just may not be desirable.

    - Carl

    1. Sponsored Links
       

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Minor in Possession: Charged with Underage Possession of Alcohol but I Did Not Have Any Alcohol on Me
    By ZzzestyCabbage in forum Criminal Charges
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 02-12-2011, 08:57 PM
  2. Student Discipline: Possession of Alcohol on a School Trip
    By hsgt17 in forum Education Law
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 08-20-2009, 07:14 PM
  3. Minor in Possession: Underage Poss. Alcohol with Alcohol on Me
    By JBCouch in forum Criminal Charges
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 03-01-2009, 07:42 PM
  4. Minor in Possession: Possession Of Alcohol by a Minor (MIP) - No Contact with Alcohol Whatsoever
    By snazrob in forum Criminal Charges
    Replies: 20
    Last Post: 01-12-2009, 03:33 PM
  5. Marijuana and Alcohol Arrest at High School
    By Goaliescorer10 in forum Drunk and Impaired Driving Charges
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 11-18-2008, 11:04 AM
 
 
Sponsored Links

Legal Help, Information and Resources