<p>I'm a high school student myself and i would appreciate some opinions from you guys.
Recently someone in my region has been expelled from his HS for something he did OUTSIDE of his HS. It was nothing serious (not robbery, killings, etc) but i do not know the nature of what he did (different HSs).</p>
<p>Well, even though i don't know him, this got me thinking: </p>
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<p>Do you think disciplinary action can be taken against students for misconduct outside of school?</p>
<p>I'm personally against the idea...but I'd rather hear more of your opinions since I'm not sure if I'm right....
any input is welcomed!</p>
<p>You don't have to bump your thread on the first page.</p>
<p>School's sometimes take defensive action when it involves other students and activity that can happen on campus (i.e. drugs, weapons, etc. though the latter's rare, it might happen). If somebody does something that stupid, they deserve to exed on the spot. They'd need a very good explanation to get out of it.</p>
<p>Even at public schools, kids can be punished for their actions outside of school. For example, a bunch of kids at high schools all around my state have been suspended for posting photos on facebook of themselves drinking.</p>
<p>I agree with tomwkomd. It is perfectly acceptable to punish kids in school for their misbehavior out of school.</p>
<p>Yes, it's definitely acceptable for the school to punish kids for non-school related issues, provided the issue is of serious misconduct that would require expulsion (dealing drugs, crime, anything that reflects very badly on the school)</p>
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For example, a bunch of kids at high schools all around my state have been suspended for posting photos on facebook of themselves drinking.
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Jeez, half of the kids in my school would have been suspended, and I'm not exaggerating</p>
<p>I think it depends on the magnitude of the offence, but I agree with tomw, Janelle and AE that for certain offences (drugs, weapons, violence, maybe alcohol) school disciplinary action is definitely justified. I'm not sure someone who can do such things should be allowed in a school environment.</p>
<p>This issue comes up all the time with students who post controversial items on the Internet while at home, then get punished by their school. As long as you don't "bring it into the school" or cause a substantial disruption at school (as defined by a Supreme Court case known as Tinker) the school doesn't have the right to punish.</p>
<p>If you're caught outside school doing drugs, weapons, violence, etc., then the police have jurisdiction, not the school. Of course, if you're convicted of a crime, the school may decide that you're too much of a danger and can prevent you from continuing to attend.</p>
<p>It depends. One kid at my school was suspended for something on the internet he wrote about one of the teachers (which wasn't bad at all), and another was given detention for the same thing (this one was a bit bad). I think it's a bit ridiculous that our private MySpace/Facebook (or whatever) accounts are being more closely monitored by the school administration and people are getting suspended for it. This, in my opinion, is ridiculous. </p>
<p>However, for drugs and harming other people I think it's acceptable, since they could do the same at school. But for a driving offense (unless it's drunk driving or driving under influence of drug's) the school should just let it be.</p>
<p>If a student is misbehaving outside of school, i.e. drinking underage or doing drugs, it should be the police or local authorities that punish them, NOT the school.</p>
<p>A girl at my school got suspended because of something she wrote about a teacher in her AIM away message... I think it's absolutely ridiculous; I was furious.</p>
<p>^ That's REALLY stupid!! I don't think schools should be able to punish kids for things they do outside of school. If it's illegal, then it should be up to other authorities to deal with.</p>