He was back in school the following Monday. The School had 1000's of phone calls from around the Country, including one from me.
WTF??? Damn Cold Hearted B I T C H E S!!! I would have done the same thing!
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A high school student was suspended for 10 days for refusing to end a mobile phone call with his mother, a soldier serving in Iraq, school officials said.
The 10-day suspension was issued because Kevin Francois was "defiant and disorderly" and was imposed in lieu of an arrest, Spencer High School assistant principal Alfred Parham said.
The confrontation Wednesday began after the 17-year-old junior got a call at lunchtime from his mother, Sgt. 1st Class Monique Bates, who left in January for a one-year tour with the 203rd Forward Support Battalion.
Mobile phones are allowed on campus but may not be used during school hours. When a teacher told him to hang up, he refused. He said he told the teacher, "This is my mom in Iraq. I'm not about to hang up on my mom."
Parham said the teen's suspension was based on his reaction to the teacher's request. He said the teen used profanity when taken to the office.
"Kevin got defiant and disorderly," Parham said. "When a kid becomes out of control like that they can either be arrested or suspended for 10 days. Now being that his mother is in Iraq, we're not trying to cause her any undue hardship; he was suspended for 10 days."
He was back in school the following Monday. The School had 1000's of phone calls from around the Country, including one from me.
He was back in school the following Monday. The School had 1000's of phone calls from around the Country, including one from me.
Really.. Prop's to u bro..I cant believe they even attempted to do that..Im glad to hear that it worked out for him.
Did they say sorry to him?
The power of love!
... He said he told the teacher, "This is my mom in Iraq. I'm not about to hang up on my mom."
Yes, the school overreacted. But, I would be willing to bet the kid wasn't nearly as polite as he makes it sound when the teacher asked him to end the call. :argue:
It's all about spin...
Yes, the school overreacted. But, I would be willing to bet the kid wasn't nearly as polite as he makes it sound when the teacher asked him to end the call. :argue:
It's all about spin...
Well, I am sure my reply would have been rather colorful also!.. that is his MOM and what she is doing and where she is, is cause enough for an emotional rebuttal for being told to hang up! :hammer2:
(but then again.. my being a former Marine might color my opinion! )
Knowing the school rules, the student should have excused himself from class and finished the conversation outside of class. I would hope that the teacher would have been fine with that. If not, then the student has a legitimate gripe.
I also have a problem as to why a Mother is in Iraq.
Knowing the school rules, the student should have excused himself from class and finished the conversation outside of class. I would hope that the teacher would have been fine with that. If not, then the student has a legitimate gripe.
I also have a problem as to why a Mother is in Iraq.
He was at lunch not in class
Yes, the school overreacted. But, I would be willing to bet the kid wasn't nearly as polite as he makes it sound when the teacher asked him to end the call. :argue:
It's all about spin...
maybe..but I bet the way he was approached was in a snobby..Im the boss of u manner..as well..but still it was lunchtime..teachers have better things to worry about.
I dont get why you could be aloud two have a phone on Campus but not aloud to use it...
School f'd up then. They should make special arrangements for any kid in that situation.