high schooler who disarmed another student suspended for non cooperation with police

[alp227]

In reading the original heated thread about the story I noticed some speculation the suspension was due to misguided "zero tolerance" policy. However I was just watching The Young Turks covering the story, video below, and learned the boy was suspended for...not cooperating with police!

TYT cites a huffington article that cites a local TV station that reported:

What started as a fight between (Quadryle) Davis and another football player escalated. Deputies say Davis pulled out a gun.

...

He (the intended victim) tells us other students came to his rescue, wrestling the gun from Davis. He's upset and so are parents.

He believes the students who saved him are in trouble for no reason.

According to the district here's what they did wrong. They didn't tell deputies the truth about what happened on board that bus late Tuesday afternoon and they refused to cooperate.

The mother showed us the letter she got. It outlines what exactly led to her son's three-day suspension.

"My son did what he had to do," she said.

She admits he might not have been forthcoming because he was afraid of what could happen to him, his family and his friend who stared down the barrel of a gun.

"It's just how we were born and raised. We don't snitch," she said.

So it looks like the victim and some other boys were trying to prevent their football player videos from getting in trouble?

[dsc]

1. I have worked in education a long time

and have to say I find this reason for the suspension worse than the other one. The other one at least had the notion that violence can't be tolerated. But this is putting on school children a duty that we don't put on adults. I have to say if they did this to my kid they would be speaking to a lawyer the very next day.

[alp227]

6. "duty that we don't put on adults."?

Actually, adults do face criminal penalties for lying to police.

[dsc]

16. they said refuse to cooperate

not lie. To me refuse to cooperate means they refused to answer not lying.

[alp227]

17. Article says " They didn't tell deputies the truth about what happened on board that bus" n/t

[dsc]

18. that doesn't mean they lied

they may have refused to answer which is what refusing to cooperate means.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

19. They did not lie. You can't lie by remaining silent. eom

[hack89]

9. It is a crime to give police false or misleading material statements

especially if it could impede or misdirect an official investigation.

Suspension is appropriate.

[TomClash]

2. The first lesson of every school administrator

Obey.

[leftyohiolib]

3. well we certainly cant have students obeying school administrators- that would led to order

and cooperation and stuff that has no place in school

[TomClash]

5. I must have been misinformed

I thought school was for learning and thinking. How passé of me.

[Marrah_G]

11. LOL- Yes, learning with no rules.

I'm thinking you haven't been around a high school lately.

[TomClash]

15. You've got that right!

LOL - Order, Discipline, Conformity. Sounds like school all right.

[Marrah_G]

10. Momma's lesson to her son was to lie to anyone in authority.

Her son's suspension is her own fault and she should STFU and stop whining about it. She should be proud that he "didn't snitch".

[tclambert]

4. How old are these kids? The police can't question minors without parental consent.

And if they want to lawyer up, how the hell does a school official get to deny them their rights?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

7. Then the school should have suspended the parents

Over reach by schools is common. They tried it with us. It did not end well for the primary staff member.

In this case, the students were claiming fear of off campus consequences.

[hack89]

12. Only if the minor is accused of a crime. Doesn't usually apply to witnesses.

I am sure Florida is one such state

[Marrah_G]

8. Well Momma, if you teach your child to lie....

... then you should shut up and deal with the consequences of your lessons.

Congrats to another idiot parent!

[Comrade_McKenzie]

13. Kudos to him for defending himself...

But what a fucking moronic family that is for their "anti-snitch" policy.

[bemildred]

14. If a 3-day suspension is the price of "non-cooperation" with police, then it's well worth it.

"Anything you say can and will be used against you."

If the cops want better cooperation, they need to do something about that adversarial attitude.