<p>If the person who received this voicemail felt threatened…then she felt threatened. In cases of harassment (and this could be viewed as such), the recipient is the one who determines whether they feel harassed…or not.</p>
<p>Your son made a mistake. it sounds like the school will allow him to continue as a student IF no other infractions take place. He needs to find out if this will be completely expunged from his record upon graduation. He also needs to know exactly where it appears on his record.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but I do not believe young men are treated any more severely than young women in cases like this. But my guess is less young men feel threatened by phone voice mails than perhaps young women might.</p>
<p>This is a tough lesson to learn…but really…it sounds like the school has made their determination. I’m not sure what you think a lawyer would do to change that.</p>