Student rights?

[kaltorak]

What is the name of your state? Texas
Can a student refuse to answer a question in a public high school?
I wouldnt answer a question a teacher ask me. Every time he ask I said no comment but I got in school sepention(sp?). I dont know but it dosent seem right to me.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

What was the question?

 

[kaltorak]

He was asking me if something happened to me in the hallway. There where a group of people that dont like be and they tryed to start a fight with me and when the teacher ask me what happend i didnt feel like puting up with them and the questions so I said no comment and got ISS.

 

[luvbskts]

He was asking me if something happened to me in the hallway. There where a group of people that dont like be and they tryed to start a fight with me and when the teacher ask me what happend i didnt feel like puting up with them and the questions so I said no comment and got ISS.

You've got to be kidding me. You have the priviledge of getting to go to school and you have the gull to disrespect an adult in your building that was taking the time to get both sides of the story. Instead of giving him an honest answer you copped and attitude. You should be ashamed of yourself!

 

[BelizeBreeze]

He was asking me if something happened to me in the hallway. There where a group of people that dont like be and they tryed to start a fight with me and when the teacher ask me what happend i didnt feel like puting up with them and the questions so I said no comment and got ISS.

Aside from the stupidity luvbskts showed, the correct answer to your question is no, you are under no legal obligation to answer the question put to you by the teacher. In fact, you are under no legal obligation to answer ANY question put to you, including those by a judge in a court setting.

What you have to understand however, is that some questions, regardless of whether or not you WISH to answer, carry with them civil and criminal penalties for not answering, as you are finding out.

The teacher's actions in light of you not answering are not illegal.

 

[luvbskts]

Aside from the stupidity luvbskts showed, the correct answer to your question is no, you are under no legal obligation to answer the question put to you by the teacher. In fact, you are under no legal obligation to answer ANY question put to you, including those by a judge in a court setting.

What you have to understand however, is that some questions, regardless of whether or not you WISH to answer, carry with them civil and criminal penalties for not answering, as you are finding out.

The teacher's actions in light of you not answering are not illegal.

Stupidity?!?! Guess what my profession is? You got it, education. I am out here doing my best to make sure that I turn out educated, respectable, students so someday they can be good citizens. Believe it or not, it does get old to have kids mouth off to you day after day and there's nothing that you can do about it. Would you accept this behavior of your teenager? If not, why do you expect educators to tolerate it?
He may not legally have to answer these questions, but what about good old respect for someone of authority?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Stupidity?!?! Guess what my profession is? You got it, education.

And guess what your profession is NOT?
You got it, LAW!

I am out here doing my best to make sure that I turn out educated, respectable, students so someday they can be good citizens.

And what the hell does that have to do with the correct LEGAL answer?

Believe it or not, it does get old to have kids mouth off to you day after day and there's nothing that you can do about it.

Cry me a frikkin' river. Did I tell this kid he SHOULD do it?
No. Did I tell him he shouldn't expect punishment for not answering? No I did not.

Either get a grip on yourself or get a new profession.

Would you accept this behavior of your teenager?

No, I raised them better. And I raised them to have respect for TRUTH and Rights. If they didn't want to answer a teacher I'd first ASK them why instead of your approach of the teacher is always right.

I suppose if a male teacher asked female how long was her period or a female teacher asked a male how long his dong was you'd have the same stance?

Get real.

If not, why do you expect educators to tolerate it?

you asked for the job. And you are supposed to be teaching, NOT inbibing YOUR morality on children.

He may not legally have to answer these questions, but what about good old respect for someone of authority?

Go to WWW.
goodoldrespectforsomeoneofauthority.com for that answer

 

[stealth2]

Stupidity?!?! Guess what my profession is? You got it, education.

I sure as hell hope you don't teach English, my friend. It's "privilege" and "gall", from your previous post.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

I sure as hell hope you don't teach English, my friend. It's "privilege" and "gall", from your previous post.

And here I thought she was quoting my second favorite Richard Bach Novel

 

[stealth2]

Yanno - I always hated that book. And Richard Bach, too. What total drivel.

 

[luvbskts]

And guess what your profession is NOT?
You got it, LAW!

And what the hell does that have to do with the correct LEGAL answer?

Cry me a frikkin' river. Did I tell this kid he SHOULD do it?
No. Did I tell him he shouldn't expect punishment for not answering? No I did not.

Either get a grip on yourself or get a new profession.

No, I raised them better. And I raised them to have respect for TRUTH and Rights. If they didn't want to answer a teacher I'd first ASK them why instead of your approach of the teacher is always right.

I suppose if a male teacher asked female how long was her period or a female teacher asked a male how long his dong was you'd have the same stance?

Get real.

you asked for the job. And you are supposed to be teaching, NOT inbibing YOUR morality on children.

Go to WWW.
goodoldrespectforsomeoneofauthority.com for that answer

I apologize for not correctly spelling 2 words...may the world not come to an end. I do not teach English. I'm lucky enough to teach Sp. Ed, elementary level. I also did not offer any legal advise, contrary to what you stated. I only gave my personal opinion about his behavior towards an adult. I don't accept disrespect from a kid towards anyone, not just teachers.

Unless you've been in an educators shoes, you don't have a clue as to what I'm talking about. When this kid gets old enough to vote and pay taxes, then come talk to me about his rights!

ps...I love my job and my kids, I wouldn't trade it for the world!

 

[luvbskts]

And here I thought she was quoting my second favorite Richard Bach Novel [/QUOTE

Before you rip my 2 misspelled words apart, you better look at the posts by the original poster

 

[BelizeBreeze]

I apologize for not correctly spelling 2 words...may the world not come to an end. I do not teach English. I'm lucky enough to teach Sp. Ed, elementary level. I also did not offer any legal advise, contrary to what you stated. I only gave my personal opinion about his behavior towards an adult. I don't accept disrespect from a kid towards anyone, not just teachers.

Unless you've been in an educators shoes, you don't have a clue as to what I'm talking about. When this kid gets old enough to vote and pay taxes, then come talk to me about his rights!

ps...I love my job and my kids, I wouldn't trade it for the world!

And all this diatribe means is that your waste of forum space has not given anything to this poster.

In other words, you're talking to give yourself some importance you don't find in your other life.

Great example.

 

[luvbskts]

And all this diatribe means is that your waste of forum space has not given anything to this poster.

In other words, you're talking to give yourself some importance you don't find in your other life.

Great example.

Thanks for the laugh...I needed it