School taking up property and then charging for it to get it back..

[sgtslappy]

This is in Texas.

I was wondering if my school can take up my property then charge $15 to get it back.

I got my iPod taken up, which we aren't supposed to have at school.

I know we're know supposed to bring it and stuff but my teacher didn't care that I had it. Some administrators were going class to class checking.

Anyone know if it's illegal or not?

 

[ajkroy]

What an idea...

I am a high school teacher and every time I confiscate an ipod or a cellphone (at LEAST 5-6 times per week), a parent has to come down to the school during school hours to pick it up. I have met with more than one ticked-off parent because they had to leave work to pick up something their kid wasn't supposed to have in school anyway.

I am going to suggest your school's policy to my school's administration to see if that would work better.

PS Don't bring your ipod to school anymore. They will distract you from class and they get stolen faster than anything you have ever seen. They don't make you look cool because everybody who wants one, has one. Follow the rules and you won't have to pay the fine.

Good luck.

 

[Zigner]

As a parent, if my child takes an item like that to school when they're not supposed to, and that item is confiscated, it's gone. Whether I paid for it, or the child.

 

[sgtslappy]

Er, I don't take it to school to look coo. Looking "cool" doesn't really apply here because I honestly don't care if I look cool or not.

It's great that you'll suggest it and stuff, I don't care.

I'm asking if it's legal or not if they require me to pay for it to get it back.

 

[stealth2]

Of course it's legal. I bet you even signed that you knew that rule (as did your parents) at the beginning of the school year.

Our schools have the same policy - first time a warning, then it's confiscated with a parent having to come in to retrieve it, third time there's a fine.

The solution is simple - start following the rules you agreed to.