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Girl arrested for texting during school
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article published on 18 February, 2009
A 14-year-old girl from Wisconsin has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Her crime? Repeatedly text-messaging during class time at school.
The police report also notes that the girl continually denied that she even had a phone on her person when asked to stop texting in class.
The school then called the police authorities and the officer who responded questioned the ... [ read the full article ]
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18. February 2009 @ 15:08 |
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How ridiculous. I could have done exactly the same in school and I would have just got sent out the room or something similar. If the teacher wanted the phone number of my parents they would just look it up in a database.
Fools.
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18. February 2009 @ 15:14 |
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No... this has to be fake...
I can understand giving a detention, exlusion would be extreme... but this.. o.O
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18. February 2009 @ 15:23 |
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What we are really missing here is the actual charge. What was the girls charge?
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18. February 2009 @ 15:24 |
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I believe it. My younger bro in 98 was also arrested at the age of 10yrs old bc he was bragging to his friends a lunch about how impressive his stack of guns were in his barn (he made it up). My parents yanked him out of the public schools and home-schooled him.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/yea...92samsung1.html
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18. February 2009 @ 15:32 |
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Originally posted by yussef:
What we are really missing here is the actual charge. What was the girls charge?
i was thinking the same think "serial txting" or most likely providing false information
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Morreale
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18. February 2009 @ 15:42 |
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I call people during my classes, ffs...
This is a joke, I'm not even going to bother with it lol
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18. February 2009 @ 15:43 |
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I think she got her come uppance. She could be charged with lying to a police officer which is itself a crime. It sounds like she was a terrible brat! The games with the texting, wrong numkbers, then lying about the phone. She could have gotten off easy but she made her bed... ---Chikn
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18. February 2009 @ 15:45 |
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I'm sure the charge is for lying to the authorities, but it should have never escalated that far. Both my parents are teachers and my Mom is a principal, it is her job to handle these types of situations. The most extreme punishment may have been a short suspension for lying and perhaps the phone confiscated if it is in the school's rulebook.
However, I cannot understand why the police would need to be involved? She wouldn't be arrested for lying to the police if they hadn't been brought in to begin with. Sure, the girl was being a stupid and immature kid...but who wasn't at 14. Once she was caught, admit it and deal with the consequences; but the consequences should never have been this severe.
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18. February 2009 @ 16:06 |
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Most schools her in Oakland, CA have officers in the school that are closely involved in the day-to-day goings on of the school and students. In fact, here in Oakland/SF area a parent can call the school and get the officer to come to their house and force their child to go to school if the student refuses to listen to the parent. I can imagine that same student putting up a stink in the principal's office, being unccoperative, then having to ask the school officer to come in. ---Chikn
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18. February 2009 @ 16:07 |
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Originally posted by amf0802:
I'm sure the charge is for lying to the authorities, but it should have never escalated that far. Both my parents are teachers and my Mom is a principal, it is her job to handle these types of situations. The most extreme punishment may have been a short suspension for lying and perhaps the phone confiscated if it is in the school's rulebook.
However, I cannot understand why the police would need to be involved? She wouldn't be arrested for lying to the police if they hadn't been brought in to begin with. Sure, the girl was being a stupid and immature kid...but who wasn't at 14. Once she was caught, admit it and deal with the consequences; but the consequences should never have been this severe.
Haven`t the school authorities mixed the school rules with the state rules, texting in class "civil wrong doing".
The School authorities can be in trouble if parents can go filing a case against the school authorities, and the police officer can also not be spared, they searched her as if she was having narcotics.
This is matter of POWER, here a girl 14yr old girl has become victim of it. both teachers and police have played their part.
A question, if while walking the road you are stopped by a police man and he after checking your id says you that you have to go to police station as you are wanted in a case without showing any immediate proof.
What should be your rights in this situation, will you resist physically to any force put by the police man or will you become the victim of fear of the unknown?
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18. February 2009 @ 17:42 |
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I used to go to a high school in Wisconsin, and there is a state law that prohibits students from even possessing a cell phone in school. I believe that is a little harsh, but the school I went to didn't care if you had a phone as long as it was off and out of sight. That girl texting in school is breaking a law for possessing a phone in school, and I believe that could be grounds for having a police officer question her when she wouldn't give up her phone. I believe her getting arrested for disorderly conduct is just because she was lying to the police and wasting their time. She needs to learn to respect authority, which I think many teens have a huge problem with. At the high school where I went to, if a student was being very disrespectful and not following a teacher's reasonable request, a police liaison officer would be called down to handle the situation. Just the threat of that was very effective, so I believe that is acceptable. Is it known which school or school district this occurred in?
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18. February 2009 @ 17:46 |
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I agree with the person who thinks this is fake.
This is cut and dry regarding police. Maybe just MAYBE she could get in trouble (legally) by lying to the police but unfortunately I don't believe there was any justification or merit for calling the police just because of what she was doing..............let alone any reason for police actually coming out.
And IF this did happen then that school is run by a bunch of pussies, and the cops are pussies too. Big fat meowing PUSSIES!!!
{60 seconds later}
After reading the comment before mine, then it's more understandable but UNREASONABLE. Tax payer's money hard at work boys and girls.
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18. February 2009 @ 18:09 |
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Originally posted by looser_ur:
Wisconsin Tax payer's money hard at work boys and girls.
Fixed it for you.
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18. February 2009 @ 18:09 |
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Originally posted by logola:
I believe her getting arrested for disorderly conduct is just because she was lying to the police and wasting their time. She needs to learn to respect authority, which I think many teens have a huge problem with. At the high school where I went to, if a student was being very disrespectful and not following a teacher's reasonable request, a police liaison officer would be called down to handle the situation. Just the threat of that was very effective, so I believe that is acceptable. Is it known which school or school district this occurred in?
Hahahaha NOOOOOOO, why should she respect that kind of authority? The teachers don't have any other option than to call the police? Laughable and sad. Yeah I'd lie to the police so what? Big bad thug police called in for the girl having a PHONE!!!!!! whoooooooo I feel safer already. Screw the police if that's all they have to do. Hey if the girl is texting all the time and NOT doing her assignment that's one thing and it should be dealt with with the teacher getting in touch with her parnets NOT with the police but if she is doing the school work and not disturbing anyone then the teacher needs to STFU and get on with teaching........there just my 2 cents.
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18. February 2009 @ 18:22 |
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this doesnt sound like a text message ordeal, more like a text messaging girl gone stup*d.
why is this getting twisted to what its not.
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18. February 2009 @ 19:33 |
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This is soooo stupid...I see why she got in trouble with the cops for lying but they shouldn't have even called the cops ffs..its just a phone..its not like she was doing drugs( I can't say she doesn't do them , but seriously)
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18. February 2009 @ 19:42 |
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Seems pretty clear to me...
The teacher said to stop and she didn't.
The school authorities told her to give up the phone and she lied.
The school, having no other recourse called the police to get the phone and she lied again.
The charge was disorderly conduct.
Slap on the wrist and a serious warning.
Good job!
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18. February 2009 @ 19:56 |
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I'll mention this again. It is more than likely that the school has at least 1 officer stationed permanently on the premises to handle disruptive students and/or other problems that arise. It would be no effort at all to ask the officer to step into a classroom or office to handle a situation. ---Chikn
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18. February 2009 @ 20:58 |
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You do the crime, you do the time. Don't want to get arrested, don't text in school or instead drop out of school save everybody the drama. The school personnel have no power over students, that's why police are always called in to settle disputes.As everyone can see the problem was settled to everyones satisfaction.
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18. February 2009 @ 21:25 |
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Teen Cited For Disorderly Conduct After Texting In Class
Police issued a Wauwatosa teen a $289 ticket for disorderly conduct after she was caught texting in class.
Sorry folks, it is true. She was cited but for disorderly conduct and not in relation to the act of texting. Although had she not been texting the police would not have been involved for her "attitude" when asked to stop and then to take away the phone. Here's a link to my local CBS news website
http://www.channel3000.com/news/18736146/detail.html
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18. February 2009 @ 22:34 |
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Er, this is totally stupid, what is wrong with text-ing in class? does it have anything to do with the teacher? give me a break, the girl don't want to know learn whatever you are teaching, then she don't want to learn, is her future not yours . this is totally retarded
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18. February 2009 @ 22:38 |
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This is stupid, there should be no need to call a Police Officer, send her out of the class room to detention, or suspend.
Its not against the law to have a Cell Phone at school, its the school policies that dictate whether or not your aloud to have it.
an SRO could have handled the situation more effectively and efficiently without the need for this type action. i hope the parents sue the living hell out of them.
the government is encroaching on the boarder of Raising everybody's children. if you want to tell anyone how to raise a child then its simple you can buy there diapers there food the school supplies the clothing on there back. the government is sticking there nose where it don't belong
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18. February 2009 @ 23:25 |
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Gee, I guess there really aren't any criminals more worthwhile than this public enemy for the police to waste their time on. Give the kid detention, take the phone send her home, and call her parents. Insane...
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19. February 2009 @ 00:08 |
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Wisconsin? I'm not surprised. Those communist rulers fired a school teacher, after some beauracrat saw pictures of her firing a shotgun on a range on the internet. Those people like to mind everybody's business at work, at home and any place else. You no longer have to commit a real crime to get f----d over royally in many parts of the free USA...
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19. February 2009 @ 00:26 |
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The police report also notes that the girl continually denied that she even had a phone on her person when asked to stop texting in class.
The school then called the police authorities and the officer who responded questioned the girl and interviewed her friends. When the officer tried to contact the girl's parents, "She gave me several numbers all being false by one or two digits wrong. [Redacted] stated I was dialing the wrong numbers so On [sic] speaker phone I dialed the number she gave me and spoke with a subject who stated I had the wrong number."
The girl was the one being a (I don't know if we can curse) bad witch. Why are you guys on her side. I've read stuff where you guys say how out of wack the american educational system is, then an article like this comes out and all the sudden everyone supports unruly students and feels they should be allowed to disrupt everyone else who's trying to learn.
Pick a side and choose one.
#1 The girl could have not texted. I'm sure there are school rules against it.
#2 She could have put her phone on silent so that even if she was texting, the teacher would never know. Thats a no brainer.
#3 She could have given her phone to the teacher
#4 She could have told the truth about the phone.
She had all the chances, but she didn't use any of them. I say its her fault.
American schools are over crowded. Here you have a student who clearly doesn't want to learn, is disturbing others and causing a commotion and has better things to do with her time... why is she allowed to clog up the system? If they expelled all the students like this, the teacher:student ratio would become more reasonable and I think the quality of education received would increase.
Or if they brought back corporal punishment. Nobody likes a spanking, especially in front of your peers. I bet if there was the possibility of getting spanked, she would have kept her cell phone at home or on silent like a responsible student.
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