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#2

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 2:10pm

The school isn't even giving a REASON. Not even the half-assed "it's disruptive" thing they usually trot out for instances like this.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#13

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 2:57pm

I'd fire the Assistant Principal. If this is the sort of thing you have to suspend a student for then the AP has a problem. Looking for trouble,that's all it is. If I went to that school I would encourage EVERY STUDENT to start wearing purses in support. I hope they sue this school.Petty matters like this I would think would piss off tax payers and parents.
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#14

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 4:30pm

I hope this kid watches QVC..they have a Vera Bradley TSV set that matches that bag perfectly!
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#15

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 5:51pm

Raw Story got a comment from the superintendent that said no one is allowed to have bags in class and the policy is applied to both genders. That seems to contradict what the children said in response to the suspension and what they told the mother (not to mention how it's an issue 3 months after he started bringing the bag into class). Wouldn't they have told the mother he was suspended for carrying a bag in class, not for carrying the purse, if it was for a blanket ban on bags in the classroom?
Updated story with school comment
#16

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 5:57pm

....what kind of rule is "no bags in class"? How are kids supposed to carry things?

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

Updated On: 11/7/13 at 05:57 PM

#17

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 6:05pm

The district I work in has the policy in middle school. They have 5 minutes of passing time between classes to go to their locker and get their new books. It's a health measure. Children that age are vulnerable to Scoliosis because of the rapid changes in their bones and studies in the late 90s linked overloaded backpacks with Scoliosis.

Now, I've never heard of a student suspended for carrying a bag because of this kind of policy. The bag is normally taken away and returned at the end of the day or the student is sent to the principal.

And now I remember from the video that there was nothing in the school policy book banning bags. Who has the wrong information: the superintendent or the policies sent home to parents?

Updated On: 11/7/13 at 06:05 PM

#18

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 7:00pm

Trent, interesting and IMHO sorta ineffectual. I mean I have heard of health issues from overloaded backpacks (especially when only worn on one shoulder, which is what I always did) but surely the trouble would be when bringing books to and from school, not within the school walking from class to class....
#19

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 7:12pm

My former middle school didn't allow backpacks....but not for the reasons stated above.
1. there really isn't/wasn't enough room in the halls for both the kids and their backpacks. Yes, I'm serious. Old building.

2. kids use their back packs to knock each other around.
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#20

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 7:34pm

I feel like "get rid of the backpacks!" is a fairly absurdist solution to the question, "students' backpacks are heavy to the point of causing health concerns, what should we do?"
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#22

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 8:49pm

I feel like there is so much conflicting information here. So all bags are banned in the core classes? Why was he allowed to have it for 3 months? And why can they bring them into non-core classes, but not core classes? That makes no sense.
KFTC!!!!!
#23

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 9:09pm

And even if bags were not allowed, suspension seems disproportionate to the point of lunacy.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#24

13 Yr. Old Boy Suspended for Carrying Vera Bradley Purse

Posted: 11/7/13 at 9:24pm

IF its a rule, then the problem is more insubordination.

Kids aren't allowed to use their cell phones in school. not much happens if a kid gets caught (unless it happens a number of times) but a kid that refuses to turn it over to a staff member would be in big trouble.


However, if its not in their handbook that purses aren't allowed: then they have no right whatsoever. They will lose in court.
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