suspension without cause

[etracymarm]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

My dtr was asked "not to return to school" because she was "not welcome" because another student reported that she told him she was going to kill him in a text message.
They immediately called the police who took over and began their investigation. When I questioned the school, neither my dtr's case manager (she has an IEP) nor the Vice Principal handling this "incident" admitted to actually seeing this alleged text message. They did not even get confirmation from the police that this text message actually exists.
However, I have seen and saved text messages on my dtr's phone from this reporting student that are definately threatening.
Yet, my dtr is "suspended" (although they refuse to call it that) and the reporting student remains at school.
What is the deal with this? What are my rights? The police have yet to contact me.

 

[mommyof4]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

My dtr was asked "not to return to school" because she was "not welcome" because another student reported that she told him she was going to kill him in a text message.
They immediately called the police who took over and began their investigation. When I questioned the school, neither my dtr's case manager (she has an IEP) nor the Vice Principal handling this "incident" admitted to actually seeing this alleged text message. They did not even get confirmation from the police that this text message actually exists.
However, I have seen and saved text messages on my dtr's phone from this reporting student that are definately threatening.
Yet, my dtr is "suspended" (although they refuse to call it that) and the reporting student remains at school.
What is the deal with this? What are my rights? The police have yet to contact me.

Okay, so according to you, nobody has admitted to seeing this text message, which doesn't mean they haven't. They just won't admit it to you.

You didn't say, however, if your daughter did or did not send the message. You kinda' skirted around that one.

So...did your daughter send a text message threatening to kill someone?

 

[Humusluvr]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

My dtr was asked "not to return to school" because she was "not welcome" because another student reported that she told him she was going to kill him in a text message.
They immediately called the police who took over and began their investigation. When I questioned the school, neither my dtr's case manager (she has an IEP) nor the Vice Principal handling this "incident" admitted to actually seeing this alleged text message. They did not even get confirmation from the police that this text message actually exists.
However, I have seen and saved text messages on my dtr's phone from this reporting student that are definately threatening.
Yet, my dtr is "suspended" (although they refuse to call it that) and the reporting student remains at school.
What is the deal with this? What are my rights? The police have yet to contact me.

In this day and age of children threatening to kill people over text messages, and then riding a bike three miles to bash in a 15 year old girl's head

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I would, as administration of the school, prohibit any student who showed signs of rage from coming to school until the matter is cleared up.

Take away your kids cell phone now. She obviously is using it as a means to provoke, or be provoked, and kids do not have rights to do that to each other.