Student suspended from school for saying no to drugs

[Manic]

But will colleges and future employers be looking at things you did in the 7th grade?

 

[bgates87]

I agree she shouldn't have been suspended but I don't think we have the whole story either. Did the girl who brought the pills actually pry this other girl's hand open and force her to hold the pills? Or is it more likely that she took them willingly but then changed her mind? And if she knew someone was trying to give out pills and was so morally objected to it, why didn't she tell a school official?

 

[Majic Walrus]

Why would she "tattle" she didn't really have a lot of reason to, but she had every reason not to. It seems to me that this policy discourages going forward with information.

 

[Manic]

And if she knew someone was trying to give out pills and was so morally objected to it, why didn't she tell a school official?

Surely you've seen someone do something wrong before, but didn't bother to tell on them.

 

[bgates87]

I guess I can see why she wouldn't tell, I probably wouldn't either. But by not telling you're not being completely upfront, and you're gambling that the person with the drugs won't get caught. If she does, you're in a lot of trouble. If she doesn't, you're not in any trouble. If you tell, you'll be in trouble but probably not as much trouble as you would have been otherwise. I just think she could have handled the situation better.

Also you guys are ignoring the main point of my post, which is how the drugs got into her hand in the first place. It's hard for things to end up in your hand on accident. According to the story the drugs were in a baggie, so she must have known what was being handed to her. And for them to end up in her hand means she either opened her hand and took them or was forced to take them, and if she had been physically forced to take them she probably would have told someone about it.

Again I agree she shouldn't be suspended but I also don't think we have the whole story and I don't think it's all as innocent as it seems to be. Maybe I'm just being cynical?

 

[Manic]

Eh. When I was a kid, I had a habit of taking whatever someone I knew handed to me, even when I had a feeling it was something I didn't want. Then I'd give it back to them or throw it away. It's this weird habit that some people develop when they're used to people handing them things.

 

[zanos]

Was the girl arrested as well? That's the usual protocol in situations like this.

 

[Spidey_62]

or the kid who had a toy gun for a action figure that was like 3/4" long and was suspended for bringing a gun to school .

Even worse, it was a Lego gun.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I agree she shouldn't have been suspended but I don't think we have the whole story either. Did the girl who brought the pills actually pry this other girl's hand open and force her to hold the pills? Or is it more likely that she took them willingly but then changed her mind? And if she knew someone was trying to give out pills and was so morally objected to it, why didn't she tell a school official?

Not everyone is a grass guv! Or stoolie or rat or whatever you guys call em.

 

[Manic]

Not everyone is a grass guv! Or stoolie or rat or whatever you guys call em.

A snitch, but rat also works.

 

[StorminNorman]

Five years from now that might be true but suspension records can play a part in college acceptance.

The only colleges that are going to care would investigate the matter further. 90% of universities won't at all.

 

[chamber-music]

Not everyone is a grass guv! Or stoolie or rat or whatever you guys call em.

Round my old neighbourhood they where called the dearly departed

 

[Majic Walrus]

The only colleges that are going to care would investigate the matter further. 90% of universities won't at all.

But when they investigate will they find that she was suspended for five days for possession of a controlled substance on school grounds?

 

[StorminNorman]

But when they investigate will they find that she was suspended for five days for possession of a controlled substance on school grounds?

Not in Middle School.