Commentary: When calling police is not the solution What do burping, perfume, and throwing Skittles all have in common? They have all gotten kids arrested at school. Classroom antics that once would end in a trip to the principal's office, detention, or, at worst, a suspension now end in a ride in a police car and an arrest record. The consequences can be grossly disproportionate to the conduct. In New Mexico, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after disturbing his physical-education class with fake burps. The charge: violating a state statute that criminalizes interference with a school's "educational process" by "any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with or ... Continue reading... http://www.philly.com/philly/opinio..._When_calling_police_is_not_the_solution.html
OPED: The terrible trend of arresting school kids What do burping, perfume, and throwing Skittles all have in common? They have all gotten kids arrested at school. Classroom antics that once would end in a trip to the principal’s office, detention, or, at worst, a suspension now end in a ride in a police car and an arrest record. The consequences can be grossly disproportionate to the conduct. In New Mexico, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after disturbing his physical-education class with fake burps. The charge: violating a state statute that criminalizes interference with a school’s “educational process” by “any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with or ... Continue reading... http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/o...errible-trend-arresting-school-kids/89118580/
COMMENTARY: The terrible trend of arresting school kids What do burping, perfume, and throwing Skittles all have in common? They have all gotten kids arrested at school. Classroom antics that once would end in a trip to the principal’s office, detention, or, at worst, a suspension now end in a ride in a police car and an arrest record. The consequences can be grossly disproportionate to the conduct. In New Mexico, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after disturbing his physical-education class with fake burps. The charge: violating a state statute that criminalizes interference with a school’s “educational process” by “any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with or ... Continue reading... http://poststar.com/ap/commentary/c...cle_1154e101-c4af-51fc-ba94-acd5bb806b59.html
John-Michael Seibler and Nathan Howe: The terrible trend of arresting school kids What do burping, perfume, and throwing Skittles all have in common? They have all gotten kids arrested at school. Classroom antics that once would end in a trip to the principal’s office, detention, or, at worst, a suspension now end in a ride in a police car and an arrest record. The consequences can be grossly disproportionate to the conduct. In New Mexico, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after disturbing his physical-education class with fake burps. The charge: violating a state statute that criminalizes interference with a school’s “educational process” by “any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with or ... Continue reading... http://chippewa.com/news/opinion/co...cle_88b15ea9-5ee0-51e5-b967-8f229c4ad693.html
John-Michael Seibler and Nathan Howe: The terrible trend of arresting school kids What do burping, perfume, and throwing Skittles all have in common? They have all gotten kids arrested at school. Classroom antics that once would end in a trip to the principal’s office, detention, or, at worst, a suspension now end in a ride in a police car and an arrest record. The consequences can be grossly disproportionate to the conduct. In New Mexico, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after disturbing his physical-education class with fake burps. The charge: violating a state statute that criminalizes interference with a school’s “educational process” by “any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with or ... Continue reading... http://www.winonadailynews.com/news...cle_2290035a-d4b6-5476-a25f-b8b1fa5e4f79.html
