Admistrator's blunder

[cdart3]

This will probably be the most extraneous and ambiguous case out there.

Our student section recently began bringing a conch shell to the basketball games. Immediately, it was illegitimately taken from my friend from an administrator from our own school. The conch had previously been used in other games at other schools and their school officials and police officers had said nothing about it. Granted, that might be just school policy, but still I think it was personal preference. Although, that is not the dilemma, our problem is what happened after the confiscation. The administrator had promised that if my friend came by the proceeding day, then he would get his conch back. Unfortunately for us, he "lost" it. My friend was obviously not amused, specifically because it wasn't a fake shell or anything. He got it from the Bahamas, so it had sentimental value along with compensational value. Now the administrator is basically demanding that we, "deal with it," as if this is our fault that he lost it. If we lose a textbook, there is a fiscal consequence for us; shouldn't there be some kind of repercussion for him?

Since he did verbalize his affirmation, the only thing I know we can justify is slander. Is there anything else I/we can do?

 

[Humusluvr]

This will probably be the most extraneous and ambiguous case out there.

Our student section recently began bringing a conch shell to the basketball games. Immediately, it was illegitimately taken from my friend from an administrator from our own school. The conch had previously been used in other games at other schools and their school officials and police officers had said nothing about it. Granted, that might be just school policy, but still I think it was personal preference. Although, that is not the dilemma, our problem is what happened after the confiscation. The administrator had promised that if my friend came by the proceeding day, then he would get his conch back. Unfortunately for us, he "lost" it. My friend was obviously not amused, specifically because it wasn't a fake shell or anything. He got it from the Bahamas, so it had sentimental value along with compensational value. Now the administrator is basically demanding that we, "deal with it," as if this is our fault that he lost it. If we lose a textbook, there is a fiscal consequence for us; shouldn't there be some kind of repercussion for him?

Since he did verbalize his affirmation, the only thing I know we can justify is slander. Is there anything else I/we can do?

There is nothing stated here that shows slander.

You could take the administrator to small claims court, but I think you will only get the replacement value of the shell, which is $28, from when I just Googled it.

I can understand you being peeved that it was lost, but the only recourse is small claims. What was the school policy the administrator said was the reason he took it? And the word is not "illegitimately," your friend did not birth the shell outside of marriage.

 

[Hot Topic]

It's also Administrator's in the title.

 

[csi7]

I would talk to a newspaper reporter about the administrator's loss of the conch shell. I bet it would be returned fast.

 

[Humusluvr]

I would talk to a newspaper reporter about the administrator's loss of the conch shell. I bet it would be returned fast.

Why would the newspaper care? There are two sides to every story, and I'm guessing the OP might have been doing something against school rules when it was confiscated. illegitimately.