<p>Long story short: I had scissors in my bag yesterday. I had brought these same scissors to school many times, almost everyday actually and it was never a problem. Yesterday, they decided it was contraband and suspended me for at least 5 days. They also called the police who cuffed me and put me in a "holding cell" for 9 hours.</p>
<p>I'm only in 9th grade and I've never ever gotten in trouble before. I've never even had detention. I've been on honor roll all my life. The vice-principal even said I was a good kid but supposedly her "hands were tied". Ugh.</p>
<p>That sounds really silly. Why would they arrest you for scissors? Honestly, sometimes the law today can be so insensitive and so hypocritical...</p>
<p>I'm not an expert, but it seems like this won't be that big of a deal. Think about it: what will colleges think when they see "suspended for bringing scissors to school" on an app or a record? I think they will think its pretty dumb, and they might even call the school because it sounds so petty. That would be good for you, as the school would then confirm how stupid this all is. This actually may be the stupidest school action I have ever heard of if what you have said is all that happened, and I can believe that it is judging by how schools are.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's the whole story. I didn't hurt anyone, I didn't even make it to class with the scissors. I was pretty dumbfounded when the cops came in. I thought, worst case scenario they're gonna give me detention. </p>
<p>I can see this happening at my school. Just write like a paragraph on your app when the time comes, and the college will be fine with it. You're just a freshman and it's a stupid rule anyway.</p>
<p>I doubt that is the whole story. Even if you go to some inner city school, the principle or whoever made the punishments would have had clear reasons to suspend you and call the cops. There is something missing from the story.</p>
<p>There's nothing missing. The "code of conduct" does say that a "weapon" can be defined as including scissors. I wasn't aware of that. My school district also says that the punishment for having "a weapon on school property" is suspension and recommendation for transfer. I have been looking through the website and I haven't found anything about notifying the police, though.</p>
<p>I didn't argue or resist, I was too busy crying like an infant. I have zero history with violence or disruptive behavior. I didn't even know where the discipline office was.</p>
<p>I think this question would be better answered by a law professional. Unless you were threatening another human being with the scissors, it seems to me the school went way to far on this. I would certainly check with a lawyer. There is too much at stake for you to have this on your record.</p>
<p>This is the exact reason why colleges give the "additional information" essay. Simply explain what happened and emphasize that this is the first and only incident you've ever been involved in.</p>
<p>I highly doubt anyone is going to hold something you did in the 9th grade against you.</p>
<p>Double check your school's policy handbook about what's considered contraband...and why were you singled out to be checked?</p>
<p>My mum is already in contact with a lawyer. She's more upset about the police refusing to allow me to speak with her for 9 hours than with the actual suspension. </p>
<p>I wasn't singled out. We have metal detectors and scanners that everyone has to go through everyday. The only difference was that yesterday I was late and I was the only one going through it at the moment. Usually there's hundreds of kids lined up. That's probably why they noticed yesterday and not the 50+ other days I had scissors.</p>
<p>The police didn't let you speak with her for 9 hours? That's absurd - especially knowing that you're some scared 13-15 year old, they should have allowed contact. I'd fight that as well.
Good luck.</p>
<p>I think I just have really bad luck. It's like all the stars aligned. </p>
<p>I was late, so the security people actually paid attention to what was on the scanners.</p>
<p>A few kids have been getting jumped on the way from school recently. Most of those "jumpings" were gang-related, and the "victims" weren't really innocent because they chose to get involved with that crowd. Also, a cop was killed down the street recently. </p>
<p>My school is a public school, but because it is a magnet it attracts a lot of wealthier kids who would have otherwise been in private school. These parents have been very upset and worried about the neighborhood violence. The admin have been under a lot of pressure to keep the kids safe. </p>
<p>The cops who arrested me are from the same district as the one who was killed. They have been very overzealous since then. Because honestly, they really didn't need to handcuff a 14yr old kid who was in tears. </p>
<p>If this would have happened a few weeks ago, or at a different school, it wouldn't have been blown out of proportion. But in the context of the recent events, they decided to go all the way with the punishment.</p>
<p>also: you could right a college essay about this. chalk it up to racist cops. then it'd be fully explained, and admissions
people might even take pity on you.</p>