So my 17 year old cousin was sent home from school today because he broke a door. He was standing in front of a door when another student opened the door, hit my cousin, and it shattered. The school said they have reviewed their "tapes" and it was most definitely an accident, but because he was somewhere he should not have been (in front of a door), he was going to be held responsible for the payment and that will be his punishment. He is not being punished, his parents are because he is only 17 and does not work. How dumb is this? Don't schools have insurance for accidents? Should every child be responsible for accidents at school?