Here we go again - more zero-tolerance, no common sense madness - this time from Texas.
Brandon Hill is a sophomore at Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, Texas. His dad, Morris, stationed in Iraq, placed a call to Brandon while he was in class at school. When Brandon answered his cell phone and stepped out of class to take the quick call from his dad on the battlefield, he was suspended for two days.
“He called me during class, because that’s the only time that he could,” said Brandon told Austin’s NBC affiliate, KXAN. “I answered the call as I was walking out of class. The teacher followed me out and said, ‘Oh what are you doing?’ I said my dad was calling from Iraq, and I know he needs to talk to me.”
Brandon’s mother, Pat Hill said that before her husband left for duty in Iraq, he made an arrangement with the assistant principal to ensure that if he called either of his sons while they were at school, that they would be allowed to take the call.
Pat was outraged that her son had been suspended, and arranging a meeting with the principal to discuss the issue took a full week. She told the station, “If this would have been the last phone call from my husband, and he’s in trouble for it and then has to deal with something happening to his dad that would be even harder.”
Brandon has returned to classes, but he still has the suspension listed on his record. His mother wants it removed, and wants to ensure that the school will take steps to recognize the special needs of military children.At this point, Pat says that the school will not address her request to have the suspension removed from Brandon’s record.
What do you think - should the school clear Brandon’s record and expunge the suspension? Let them know:
Copperas Cove High School
Phone: (254) 547-2534
E-Mail: Dr. Carol Saxenian, Principal - saxenianc@ccisd.com
E-Mail: Richard Fletcher, Assistant Principal - fletcherr@ccisd.com
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Amazing how quickly someone could forget about 911.
When my son started kindergarten, our principal stressed the fact that othing should stand in the way of family. If a parent had to take a business trip of visit a grandparent that was more important than not missing school. He said the core of everything is family.
When my husband or I had to leave for business, if it was possible we all went. One teacher frowned upon it…but I went by what I felt. My son is an Intel winner in 2004 in Bio medical Engineering. He is on his way to becoming a Bio Physicist. He has had internships at The Rockefeller University, NYC, Broohaven Laboratory, NY, and this year he will be working an internship at Duke University and Aarhus, Denmark. So I guess this says alot for strengthening the family core.
My husband just retired from the police force after 35 years. A Vietnam Veteran retired after serving his time and serving in the Army National guard. I am a retired Flight Attendant with 35 years in. Dr. Carol Saxenian shoud be ashamed of herselve and the school district should look elsewhere for a leader
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