education and children first? does anyone honestly believe when this kid is 21 hes gonna go and start over at the end of grade 10? get real! school district is just wiping their hands clean and sweeping it under the rug!!!

localboy, you are misunderstanding my point of view. I don't condone drug use, or especially dealing. I'm just saying that there is more to a person than whether or not they smoke pot. And to immediately write them off as a bad person is wrong.

Parents pay taxes. Parents enroll their kids in school and every school has rules and by-laws that students must adhere to. Parents buy the cell phones and put the child on their plan (in most cases). It comes down to the parents to regulate the activity of their minor child.

So why do kids have their phones turned on during school again?

Is that what happened on Wall Street? The investors were all high, msleo?

msleo & hawk - congressman, and attorney generals also drive drunk. Does this mean it is ok? Based on your rational, if you are really smart, then it is ok to smoke, deal, and do pot. It is wrong (both) and we need to stop it. Quit defending people who take drugs by using the driving drunk card. By the way, if you smoke pot (illegal) and then you drive (illegal), it is just as bad as drunk driving.

msleo, I agree. I think there are plenty of extremely intelligent people who smoke pot. You can't define a person by one activity in which they choose to partake.

Let me clarify; Not all pot smokers "grow up" and not all that choose alcohol as their drug end up in the gutter. But to say a pot smoker is a waste is a small mind way of thinking! You WI sheltered people need to get out in the real world!! Then you can speak you opinion with facts behind your words.

"It is because people will rationalize crimes now, because "they did it when they were younger"."
What do you say about all those that drive drunk which is also illegal. MANY more WI people try to down play, "rationalize" that big part of the drug world!! You all are a bunch a hypocrites!
Sarah- Yes I have names. You need to also pull your head out of your a**! Doctors, lawyers, teachers, CEOs, the list of high school pot smokers is so expansive it would blow your small mind!
My point was that even high school pot smokers/dealers can and will make choices that place them higher up in the world than most of you! But those that use the drug alcohol end up in the gutter world of bars and strip clubs.

Phil and Hooters: The student admitted to dealing drugs.

To all of you sympathizers: ZERO TOLORENCE. It doesn't matter what YOU did when you were younger, or what the President did, or some doctors, we need to stop it now. This is why each generation gets worse. It is because people will rationalize crimes now, because "they did it when they were younger".

Devils advocate:
Have you ever heard of kids just talking the talk? Or in this case...texting the talk?
I also suspect quite a few adults posting some less than truths and making themselve out to be more than they really are....
Seriously though, drug dealing is not cool....but do they really have all the facts to warrent kicking a student out of school permanently? So where do you think that will lead? Guess it's just easier to wash one's hands than to attempt to reform & make a change. Are we giving up too easy?

...."msleo: Bet you can't name one."
SaraB1, are you really that naive or just trying to get someone to drop a name for everyone to pounce on?
I recently met a priest who discussed some of his early escapades while attending the seminary...and I have all the respect in the world for that man who is HONEST and HUMAN (bet the man upstairs does too).
p.s. yep, I admit to checking the online dictionary with this post.

So they expelled them with only being accused? And since when so teachers get to go through cell phones? Just turn it into the office and wait for someone to claim it.

Yeah, and I know of an ex-president who used to snort cocaine.

Not too smart.

I know of an ex president who used to smoke pot. Oh wait, he didn't inhale...

tibetrin.. I really don't know anything about the smokers patio behind the school.What I was talking about was the courtyard between the lunchroom and library. I really don't remember them letting us smoke on school grounds after the courtyard was closed to smokers.73-74

msleo: Bet you can't name one.

Hey worm, I personaly know 3 doctors that sold pot while in highschool, so that statement wasn't stupid, but fact.

and where did I say anything about "our taxes going down"? Stupid is right.

"ton of early drug dealers that go on to be doctors,...." And you say I make stupid comments. Bwahahahaha

BRAVO msleo!! agreed 100%!!!

"probably a good thing. He was just wasting our tax dollars trying to educate him."
Very stupid remark! Our taxes don't 'go down' when they kick out a student. Not to mention the ton of early pot dealers that became doctors, CEOs, wall street investors.......
You need to go back to the fishes!

probably a good thing. He was just wasting our tax dollars trying to educate him. Not like he was going to do anything with his education anyway. Now he can pursue his career of choice full time.

I took away my daughter's texting because we felt it was easier for her to make plans that we didn't know about. If she does it on the phone, atleast I can eavesdrop :) haha

I'm NOT condoning what this kid did by any stretch of the imagination, but, can the school REALLY go through someone's phone? In this case, I'm glad they did. But....

Smokers patio was still at Parker in the mid to late 80's. I believe it was about 88 when they removed/closed it. It was located behind the school.

sannio.. The courtyard at Parker was the smoking area for students.Eat lunch and walk out the door to have a smoke.I believe they stopped that in 1973-74 ??

technology sure does make things more interesting these days. Drugs by text now that is fast service

We didn't have cellphones when I was in school, so this wouldn't have happened. You could smoke cigarettes in the school, too. Believe it, or not.

the kid,
you would be shocked at how many parties are actually organized through text messages...its pathetic.

True, but there are more boozers than not in WI so that's ok

i wonder how many weekend beer parties are organized via text throughout the week??