Students can be punished for sleeping in class, but what happens when a teacher gets caught dozing at his desk? A high school student in Oklahoma City got the answer to that question when he snapped a cell phone picture to prove that his substitute teacher was sleeping on the job.
The first reaction from the school? Suspend the student.
The Oklahoma City School District has a strict policy that prohibits students from using "telecommunications devices during the school day." Apparently, the school is sticking to the letter of the law in this situation.
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You have to wonder, if the same teacher had a heart attack and a student called 911 with a cell phone, would that student be suspended or lauded for acting quickly?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/okla-high-school-student-catches-teacher-napping-guess-who-was-suspended/ (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/okla-high-school-student-catches-teacher-napping-guess-who-was-suspended/)
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Unbelievable!
I think he could argue that using a cell phone to take a pic, but not transmitting on school time may be his loop hole.
Quote from: Solar on January 29, 2012, 12:51:09 PM
I think he could argue that using a cell phone to take a pic, but not transmitting on school time may be his loop hole.
Solar, with the schools there are NO loop holes. Thay make strict policy as they go. Kids and Mom and Dads have no rights when it comes to school. For every loop hole you find, they find a strict policy for that loop hole.
Quote from: walkstall on January 29, 2012, 02:59:01 PM
Solar, with the schools there are NO loop holes. Thay make strict policy as they go. Kids and Mom and Dads have no rights when it comes to school. For every loop hole you find, they find a strict policy for that loop hole.
Policy is not law and doesn't hold up in court, ever.
Assuming he takes his case to court, otherwise, he's screwed.
Quote from: Solar on January 29, 2012, 03:44:22 PM
Policy is not law and doesn't hold up in court, ever.
Assuming he takes his case to court, otherwise, he's screwed.
The only way he can win is by going to court. I know I got a lawyer and was taking them to court and they back out as my lawyer was not costing me one red cent. lol But then again that was 30 years ago.