okay now i'm ticked..

[The Dad Fisherman]

I'm confused....why are they makig YOU stay home from school.....you didn't do anything wrong

[Nebe]

Katie- if anything, learn from this experiience. Be the better person when someone harrases you and simply walk away and ignore them. Walking away will probably infuriate (sp?) them for a little bitm then they will call out or push you harder, but in the long run, they will learn that they will get no reaction from you. In the heat of the moment, it is easy to throw insults back at the person, but all you are doing is giving them what they want- 'attention'.
My dad told me this a long long time ago and i still can hear him saying it ... "keep your head down, your chin up and your nose clean..and you'll be allright"
Luckily i never got into any fights, never got suspended, etc.. and i owe it all to self control. (now if only i could control my obsessive compulsive fishing disorder )

[Katie]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'm confused....why are they makig YOU stay home from school.....you didn't do anything wrong

thats what we're trying to figure out...

[Slipknot]

so? can't you just go to school anyway?
what can they do? suspend you for trying to get your education?

[Katie]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

so? can't you just go to school anyway?
what can they do? suspend you for trying to get your education?

they'll keep calling home, to send me home... vp just called us and she didn't tell us sh-t.. and i'm not exactly scared, but my mom is losing it, while my dad's just sayin deck him.. where about 2 months ago, he was all dressed up in his gang colors and he went to durfee high (fall river) and assaulted a kid, got arrested.. now, he's gonna be in school tomorrow.. because his parents have these top class lawyers, that are protecting him, and messing with my grades.. if i stay back, or fail a class, i will not be a happy camper...

[Karl F]

If you are not suspended, or expelled, they are bound by state law to provide you with an education, are they sending your work to you?, providing tutors?, internet, and email access to teachers?... Have Mom and Dad get their own Lawyer involved if needed, sounds like it's time for that.

[Katie]

Originally Posted by Karl F

If you are not suspended, or expelled, they are bound by state law to provide you with an education, are they sending your work to you?, providing tutors?, internet, and email access to teachers?... Have Mom and Dad get their own Lawyer involved if needed, sounds like it's time for that.

i was offered a few days out of school, and she'll get my work for me.. but, how am i gonna know what do to? how am i going to retake the quizzes/tests i miss, when i'm unable to stay after school cause i don't have a ride... they aren't providing tutors, only one of my teachers i can contact online.. and for the lawyer part... we can't get one because we can't afford one.. so i'm thinking in this situation, i'm rather screwed..

we're trying to figure out, why this kid was suspended, but he's back in school.. now this pretty much means to him, he can do anything and get away with it... now we all know that if i went after someone with a pair of plyers, i'd be expelled and in court... now what the hell is the problem here??? IT'S NOT FAIR..

[Slipknot]

start by contacting your state senator and congressman and keep going from there and rattle some cages with some creative letter writing. Lay it all out for them and ask for answers. Criminals should not have more rights than us, just because they can afford a fancy lawyer
If they don't do anything, contact the news.

I don't blame you for being ticked off but maybe use that energy to call some attention to this situation.