Lights

[Karamazov]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

My son has recently bought a laser light from the local dollar store. He has had it for 1 day and was entertaining some friends with it at school. His friend isn't the brightest light in the packet (bad simile..), so he was chasing the light around the wall in the locker room while they were waiting for gym class to start.
One of the coaches saw him with it, and took it away. So my son went back the next day and politely asked for it back, and the coach said No. So my son asked if he could ever have it back, expecting the answer to be yes. Well, to both and his and my dismay the coach said No.
So my question to you being: Can schools legally take items and never give them back, not even at the end of the year, or to parents?
Not that this thing cost much, but that’s not the point. He spent his hard earned money on it, and he should at least get it back sometime.
This could just be my parental view on things, obviously a little biased. But it seems a tad excessive for a first time offense, without it disrupting any class, blinding anyone, or hurting anything.


I was even looking through the student hand book which states that any of that sort of stuff will be returned at a later time.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Yes they can and they should. Those lights are dangerous and can cause blindness used as a toy. So, you decide. Do you want to file suit against the school, spend thousands of dollars on the CHANCE that a judge will rule that you can get that 'toy' back, or do you want to use this to teach your son the danger of playing with such a weapon?

And if you want any supporting ammunition, ask yourself why the U.S. Government has classified it as a felony to shine such a light into or at any aircraft flying in U.S. Airspace.

 

[Karamazov]

You know.. Its one thing to post a reply, and its a another thing to be rude about it. I came here seeking a simple answear, and got a very rude response.

Good day.

 

[donnaf31]

If you look at any of the questions here you will find that they are very rude. I posted a question regarding my son and one poster was rude and the other poster went on a tangen about something other than what I asked. I still don't have an answer to my question. I am not a lawyer but am a nurse and have not had any dealings with children going blind from playing with those little laser pens that you buy in the dollar store. I will have to do some research on that one for you and I don't think those are strong enough to reach the altitude that an airplane flies.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

You know.. Its one thing to post a reply, and its a another thing to be rude about it. I came here seeking a simple answear, and got a very rude response.

Good day.

And, of course you would rather your little angle son blind someone as long as his right to do so goes unchecked. Just remember, once that little brat is in school he is under the control of the school authorities. He loses the right to cause damage to others.

There were no rights or laws broken. And you're lucky he is not in jail for assault.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

If you look at any of the questions here you will find that they are very rude. I posted a question regarding my son and one poster was rude and the other poster went on a tangen about something other than what I asked. I still don't have an answer to my question. I am not a lawyer but am a nurse and have not had any dealings with children going blind from playing with those little laser pens that you buy in the dollar store. I will have to do some research on that one for you and I don't think those are strong enough to reach the altitude that an airplane flies.

And to you I suggest before answering again you read a law book instead of a comic book. This has nothing whatsoever to do with medical issues. The school has every right to confiscate the item and NEVER give it back. The school also has every right to call the police and file criminal charges against the brat.

 

[matti422]

Those "little lights" are laser pointers. They are miniature helium neon lasers which produce single wavelength light waves operating on a single plane (definition of laser generated radiation). Yes, it can harm eyesight if shined in the eyes. Blindness might be an overstatement, but definite vision impact. Most have a warning on the packaging. Yes, they can reach airplanes. They can reach outerspace if not disrupted by other objects (clouds, etc). That's why we can see lights from space. It's another light.

On the legal points, I'm sure BelizeBreeze is correct in their right to take the thing. Whether or not it's a national security threat is another matter...

 

[Karamazov]

If there were rights or laws broken, why would he be in jail?


I never once said he was perfect. Nowhere near it.



But on a lighter note, thanks for the replies.