Texas Student Gets $637 Fine for Swearing

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A Texas girl was overheard saying "are you trying to start shit" to another student. She was sent to the principals office, given lunch detention, and then the next day fined $637. She's taken on a waitressing job to pay the fine.

Normally I'd make some comment about the right of the school to extort fines from students without due process, an actual court system, and the fact this seems like its the only place a government agency can issue a fine without a mechanism in place for one to dispute it or the legality of it.. BUT, this is Texas, the state which LEADS THE DEVELOPED WORLD in Corporal Punishment cases each year. Yes, TEXAS hits more students in schools than every other developed country in the world COMBINED -- something like 50,000 students are hit at least once every school year in Texas PUBLIC schools.

Thoughts on fining students?

STORY: Texas Student Gets $637 Fine for Swearing

MORE INFO: Wikipedia Definition of Shit


Toilet paper bomb threat prompts evacuation of school

Story: Toilet paper bomb threat prompts evacuation of Addison school

I guess the most troubling about this story, is the fact that someone is going around looking for secret messages on every piece of toilet paper they find. I guess I assume that most people would either flush it, or want nothing to do with it (assuming it most likely has poop on it). But now we can officially add "writing bomb threats" to a list of things people do while taking a crap.


Teen tries to buy urine at elementary school

Story: Teen Gets Community Service in Urine Case

The guy walked into an elementary school, found his way to the bathroom, and tried to buy pee from little boys. We can only assume he needed to pass a urine test, but you gotta think there is a better source. Then, you have to ask yourself how many employees didn't notice a strange 18-year old roaming around an elementary school with an empty piss cup in his hand. Luckily, we have taught our youth not to sell pee to creepy men they meet in the bathroom.


Teacher who sent poop home with student is retiring

Story: Teacher who sent feces home with student is retiring


The day finally came when this teacher had to look in a mirror and say to herself, "I sent a bag of poop home with a 5-year old." That's usually when you know you've seen your last days with kids.


Teacher Accused of Videotaping Kids in Restroom

Story: Teacher Accused of Videotaping Kids in Restroom

He was caught because every time a student went to the bathroom, he would go to his desk to view the live feed. When schools began introducing new technology in the classroom, this isn't what we had in mind. I wonder if he had to drill a peep-hole back in the day?


Florida teacher makes girl clean up classmates pee


Story: Florida Teacher Reportedly Suspended for Coercing 6-Year-Old Student to Clean Another's Urine

I know 1000's of kids are missing school every day because of swine flu symptoms. I don't all the safest ways to prevent the spread of germs, but I have a hunch getting on your hands and knees and wiping up someones urine doesn't fall into that category. The girl was rewarded for her act by receiving fake classroom dollars though! It's probably a safe bet that if this teacher loses her job, 'janitorial services' won't be high on her potential careers list.


Principal suspended for having student to unclog toilet by hand



He was originally fired, but after reassessing the damage, it was shortened to a 15-day suspension. I guess it falls within reasonable discipline to have a 6-year old shove his bare hand in a dirty toilet. To put this in perspective, the incident happened in December- which happens to be just four months into the young kindergarteners school year. I suppose in this principals eyes that is enough time to reach complete maturity.


Court says jury should decide lesbian coach's claim

Story: Court says jury should decide lesbian coach's claim


Basically, it sounds like she was fired a while back when it was revealed she was a lesbian. Then, when Maine realized that being gay isn't really constitutionally grounds for termination, they dug up some hazing stories about the players walking through sheep poop. The real question is- did the team have a winning record?


Breaking wind at the bottom of South Fork High School incident

Story: Breaking wind at the bottom of South Fork High School incident

After being accused of farting in class, a 15-year old boy was punched in the side of the head. Wow. I guess passing gas is offensive to some people. Our research team is looking into it, but this might be the first fight that was ever started by flatulance. The cafeteria is holding off on serving Mexican food as a safety precaution until this matter is resolved.


Texas cheerleaders smear poop everywhere

Story: Cheerleaders' disgusting "prank"


We can call this one: "Three girls, one sock." If you've ever wondered what cheerleaders do behind closed doors, now you have an answer. They poop into socks and smear it on lockers. Is this enough proof yet that we evolved from apes?


Kindergarten Teacher Sends Bag of Poop Home With Student


Story: Kindergarten Student Sent Home With Bag of Feces And Note From The Teacher

So, the teacher finds a turd on the floor. She assumes it's from a student who had had some accidents before, and decides the best idea would be to wrap the little guy (the poop, not the pupil) in a paper towel, and send it home with the student.

From the mom:
"She found a clear plastic bag with a piece of fecal matter wrapped up in a brown paper towel with the note on it. This little turd was on the floor in my room. And that's all it says. Nothing else. If it was his did she see him do this? Did she follow him around to make sure this was his, did she see it drop out? Or just assume it was his because he had an accident a couple of months ago?"
Say Mrs. Graham, are you sure that little turd you found wasn't just what you've been passing off as your teaching credentials?

Here is a video from CNN:

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Student, 15, Suspended For Passing Gas


The boy was making it "difficult to breathe" for his classmates. The school feels strongly about students farting to disrupt class, so he will face his consequences. The principal is allegedly also reconsidering if Mexican food belongs on the lunch menu.


Boy allegedly forced to use hands to unclog toilet


We have all heard of the book, "Everybody Poops." One principal decided to add his own humorous twist. On a more positive note, if he keeps up antics like this, he might be able to eliminate a custodial position, and save a little on his budget.


Detroit School Asks Parents to Donate Toilet Paper

Story: Detroit School Asks Parents to Donate Toilet Paper


The economy is still struggling, and kids can't wipe their butt in school. I can only imagine how their budget looks for text books or computers if they can't even afford the stuff you normally assume is stock-piled in the janitors closet. Don't worry though, the principal will still get his/her bonus this year.


Student arrested for farting and turning off computers

Story: Martin County student arrested for passing gas, turning off classmate's computer

Don't worry, you read it right the first time. This 13-year old boy had a habit of disrupting class by breaking wind and turning peoples computers off. CLEARLY, the only solution to resolve this is by placing him in handcuffs. Again, are we trying our best to create criminals at the earliest age possible? We understand that there are some challenging behaviors in the classroom, but their has to be a more positive way of engaging him than arresting the boy. On a related note, several other students in the school have reported flatulence problems and stomach cramps in fear that releasing a fart will land them in similar trouble.


Principal makes girls look at bag of poop


Story: Principal apologizes for poop bag incident

This was how he decided to resolve in issue with the bathrooms being messy. You can imagine parents don't like getting the news that their 4th grade daughter was forced to look at, smell, and touch a bag of human feces and urine. What great disciplinary practices we are applying. He justified it though because he made them wear gloves! It was later learned that this guy just developed a real odd poop fetish after watching Two Girls, One Cup.


Middle school issues ban on intentional flatulence


To ensure this, they also stopped selling mexican food in the cafeteria line.
It came this far that the principal had to make it a point to ban kids from farting. I would have loved to heard that announcement. You know there's some embarrased fat kid right now who drips beads of sweat everytime he thinks he might cut the cheese in class by mistake.
If I went to school here I'd get everyone to wear 'Who Farted?' shirts everyday, just to take things a step further.


 
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