School Confiscated Phone until End of Year!?

[SWPK]

Mississippi

My school (public high school) has a zero tolerance policy on cell phones and if a student is caught possessing one, it is confiscated and will not be returned until the end of the year. At school registration, my mother signed a formed agreeing to this policy.
Parents have tried to get phones back before, but have always come out empty handed.

My question is this:

While my mother and I have agreed to their policy, my father (who lives in another city because of their divorce) did not agree to this policy. The phone was purchased and has been being paid for by my father (whom I do not live with what so ever), therefore it is his rightful possession.

Would it be possible for him to retrieve the phone, stating that it is in fact his, he paid for it, he pays monthly on it, and the bill has his name on it?

He could tell the school that it is his phone, that I borrowed without permission, and he needs it for work.

Input?

 

[Antigone*]

Mississippi

My school (public high school) has a zero tolerance policy on cell phones and if a student is caught possessing one, it is confiscated and will not be returned until the end of the year. At school registration, my mother signed a formed agreeing to this policy.
Parents have tried to get phones back before, but have always come out empty handed.

My question is this:

While my mother and I have agreed to their policy, my father (who lives in another city because of their divorce) did not agree to this policy. The phone was purchased and has been being paid for by my father (whom I do not live with what so ever), therefore it is his rightful possession.

Would it be possible for him to retrieve the phone, stating that it is in fact his, he paid for it, he pays monthly on it, and the bill has his name on it?

He could tell the school that it is his phone, that I borrowed without permission, and he needs it for work.

Input?

That would be a lie. You knew that you shouldn't have a phone and you did. The school administration would see right through that pile of B.S.

 

[SWPK]

although, yes it would be a lie, there is no way to prove it, if it were word from my father. I have a 3.5 GPA, I am not some idiotic child sitting texting in class. The only reason I bring my phone to school is to be able to find out how I am getting home in the afternoon on the days my mother is working. And NO, I am not going to wait until 45 minutes after the bell to use the school phone, as is their policy.

 

[SWPK]

And this is not me getting the phone back. This is a question to determine if my father can retrieve the phone that belongs to him legally.

 

[Antigone*]

although, yes it would be a lie, there is no way to prove it, if it were word from my father. I have a 3.5 GPA, I am not some idiotic child sitting texting in class. The only reason I bring my phone to school is to be able to find out how I am getting home in the afternoon on the days my mother is working. And NO, I am not going to wait until 45 minutes after the bell to use the school phone, as is their policy.

What, you tell us your GPA to impress us???? Who cares what your GPA is. I'd rather be dealing with a failing student who is honest and has good moral character than an arrogant, self-indulgent liar.

If dad lies for you then it proves the theory that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

 

[Antigone*]

And this is not me getting the phone back. This is a question to determine if my father can retrieve the phone that belongs to him legally.

Kid....his pants would be on fire...OKAY!!!

 

[SWPK]

Yet, the phone DOES belong to him. Did he not purchase it? Does he not pay for the monthly bill? Does not the contract have his signature, not mine?

The question is - Can HE, someone who did not agree to rules set by the school in any way, retrieve the item that belongs to him, not the student who had been possessing it during the search?

I am asking a question, I would very much appreciate a LEGITIMATE answer to the question.

 

[las365]

Did he not purchase it? Does he not pay for the monthly bill? Does not the contract have his signature, not mine?

Well, we know that you say so, but we don't know that it's true. After all, you freely state that you think it's fine to lie if you don't think you will be caught lying, and internet forums are notorious hotbeds of liars such as yourself.

In any event, you knew the rule, you agreed to it, you intentionally broke it knowing the potential consequences. Your father's recourse for his loss is against you, not the school.

 

[SWPK]

Well, we know that you say so, but we don't know that it's true. After all, you freely state that you think it's fine to lie if you don't think you will be caught lying, and internet forums are notorious hotbeds of liars such as yourself.

In any event, you knew the rule, you agreed to it, you intentionally broke it knowing the potential consequences. Your father's recourse for his loss is against you, not the school.

Answer the question in the context that my father has complete ownership of the phone...
Can he retrieve his belonging from the school, where it was confiscated from an individual who did not own the device?
After-all it is his possession, is there not a law prohibiting an organization such as a school from keeping a personal item of an individual who did not agree in any way, what so ever, to their terms.

 

[las365]

Answer the question in the context that my father has complete ownership of the phone...

That's what I did.

 

[SWPK]

Is there a law prohibiting an organization such as a school from keeping a personal item of an individual who did not agree in any way, what so ever, to their terms?

 

[CourtClerk]

You are in your mother's custody, which I assume makes your mother the custodial parent. They don't need your father's permission for anything, they already have your mother's.

 

[wyett717]

And, since you claim the phone is your father's property, one would think you'd be more respectful of it. I'm always very careful with things that don't belong to me.

Also, if Dad wants you to learn anything from this, he will not encourage lying and disobeying authority.

 

[Dougthegreat]

Can he retrieve his belonging from the school, where it was confiscated from an individual who did not own the device?

That sounds a lot like theft to me. So, you're left with
1) Facing up to your actions and learning a lesson
2) Making up a lie that you took your dad's property

Guess what? #2 also has consequences, and you may find they're not as innocuous as the loss of an electronic gadget for a couple more months. There was a kid when I was in high school that was suspended ten days for stealing jewelry from his parents to buy something from another kid. It happened on school property, the mom frantically called the school to see if it had somehow ended up there, and her Pride and Joy got a free two-week vacation.

 

[N3rav4r]

Also I may be new here but it seems you're being very rude to these people who give their time FREELY to help people who are in need. The only other option I see is: Get a job, Get a new phone, GET OVER IT. I had a 4.0 GPA in high school and not once did I break a rule and try to get around it by USING my parents and that is exactly what you're trying to do.