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Our daughter - new to the high school she was attending had a confrontation with another student. Someone from the school notified the police and our daughter was later arrested. The nightmare of it all was she was charged with three felonies (which later were dropped). The other student suffered a sprained ankle we were told and even though the other student instigated the confrontation, our daughter was found to be the guilty party because the other student had three witnesses (all friends of this girl) who stated that my daughter started the dispute.
This was tragic for our family in many ways - not only emotionally but financially as well. After the three days suspension from school when I visited with the Principal at the school to get my daughter reinstated, he and two other teachers were present and someone from the school district was present as well. I had no idea that these other people were going to be present at this meeting and I told the principal since he had made it a police matter I felt it would be necessary to have our attorney present before we could discuss the incident. I wanted to have my daughter reinstated to school and that why I was there. He kept attempting to talk about the incident and when I refused because we did not have our attorney present, he got angry with me and shouted " I will go for expulsion then". I couldn't believe how badly we were treated.
Our daughter is now attending a two-room community school with children that have severe emotional & drug problems. Although she has been doing a great job and getting credits necessary towards graduation, we feel that she has slipped academically downhill. I strongly feel that her rights were violated - but am at a loss- she will need to reapply to the school district she left. I want to add too under the advice of our attorney at the time I signed an agreement to the expulsion - we were under such stress and emotional upheaval at the time - I regret having done that. Is there anything we can do now?
This was tragic for our family in many ways - not only emotionally but financially as well. After the three days suspension from school when I visited with the Principal at the school to get my daughter reinstated, he and two other teachers were present and someone from the school district was present as well. I had no idea that these other people were going to be present at this meeting and I told the principal since he had made it a police matter I felt it would be necessary to have our attorney present before we could discuss the incident. I wanted to have my daughter reinstated to school and that why I was there. He kept attempting to talk about the incident and when I refused because we did not have our attorney present, he got angry with me and shouted " I will go for expulsion then". I couldn't believe how badly we were treated.
Our daughter is now attending a two-room community school with children that have severe emotional & drug problems. Although she has been doing a great job and getting credits necessary towards graduation, we feel that she has slipped academically downhill. I strongly feel that her rights were violated - but am at a loss- she will need to reapply to the school district she left. I want to add too under the advice of our attorney at the time I signed an agreement to the expulsion - we were under such stress and emotional upheaval at the time - I regret having done that. Is there anything we can do now?