Yeah, I got a story about the school board and saying something you shouldn't have too. Not very THR though... But, even though I have NEVER been in trouble, no detentions, nothing, held a 3.2 GPA, had a student with a 4.0 GPA that has also never been in trouble give a written statement that I did nothing wrong, I still ended up on my way towards expulsion. Started with a 10 day suspension, and ended with a recommendation for expulsion.
It happened in February, and because of the recommendation for expulsion, they expected me to go to the school where all the bad kids go in the mean time, that is literally inside one of the troubled areas of town. I probably wouldn't have lasted a day in there without getting put into the hospital.
The word didn't come back from the school board until a few weeks before school was to start for the next semester (end of July) that I was no longer being recommended for expulsion. That was the only word we ever got on the whole situation from either the school or the school board. They stated in the letter that although I was no longer be recommended for expulsion, I was not going to be allowed to return to my school as the other student in the situation was still attending school there (a year ahead of me), and that I would have to contact them to go to a different school in the district.
The school cop and the principal were very secretive about the whole situation, pulling each other out of the office on multiple situations to say something quick, to come back into the room. They kept mentioning it was a "fruit of the forbidden tree" situation or something like that. They told me I should have been arrested, but by the time they were notified, school was already almost over. Yada yada yada.
Mom caught on to the BS at that meeting, and promptly put me into a private school that allowed me to work at my own pace. School from 9-noon for the win! And I graduated early!
Another time, same school, someone threw a CD out of the 2nd floor window, and one of the computer teachers found it. Since the CD said "Microsoft Office" on it, and was obviously a burned copy, the teacher come up to our computer class and held us all there until someone would fess up to who did it. After about 5 minutes, I said "I'll take responsibility." He proceeded to go off about how it is illegal software, this that and the other. I told him, "First of all, you don't have any idea what is actually on the CD, it's cracked, and won't read in a CD player, so you can't find out realistically if you wanted to. Second, there is no serial number for the registration written on it, so no one could actually use the thing if they wanted to, unless of course it was a legitimate back-up copy, which isn't illegal." He then proceeded to tell me that he is going to give me a referral (worse then a detention, this goes right to the dean and I would have to have a chat with them) for possession of stolen software or some crap. I told him to go right ahead. He stormed out the room and I never heard another thing about it, just a couple nasty looks in the hallway.
Just like stated, a lot of these people are on power trips. They know that their word is gold, and the student usually can't do anything about it.
I hope you can do something to help rectify the situation. My mom is more passive, and I wish she would have been more aggressive at the time because I would rather of been able to smile at the police officer at 730 am in the morning knowing I got out of their BS games. Of course, if it never happened, then I wouldn't be where I am today, which I feel I am in a better situation because of.
