How to Keep Trouble Out of School
A Student's Place Outside of Class
Jack Warn
Many students are getting in trouble at school, having to serve suspensions from school, sports and sometimes both for crimes they have committed outside of school. They all have the same question, “how can the school do that?” To these students it seems like an infringement on their rights, and they are upset.
Cybercrimes are the primary type of offense that are punishable in school. Students tied to their phones, accessing social media and posting, possessing or sharing nude photographs (sexting) make up most of these cases. The simple answer for why you can get in trouble through the school for sexting is that you are potentially in possession of child pornography at the school. You are liable even if you aren’t in possession of the pictures at school if someone complains about it to administration or Officer Stallings.You are still able to get in trouble because you are disrupting others learning. Due to the fact that students have to be together at school they don’t have the same rights they would have if not at school. As Officer Stallings said to me “you have to at least try to make everyone happy and comfortable.” Another way students get in trouble on their phone is by posting racist comments or photos. You are able to get in trouble for the same reason as sexting, if someone feels uncomfortable or the post offended them and then they let Officer Stallings know, you are disrupting their learning and are now open to punishment, despite not committing the offense at school.
Students also sometimes get in trouble in school for other forms of crime that they commit outside of school. The school has a “door to door” policy for crimes committed during the time you leave your house to go to school and when you return home, this is because the school is liable for your safety over that time. Offenses committed during this time will result in punishment from the school, offenses committed outside of this time frame that do not distract students from learning during the school day will be handled by local authorities. So if a student decided to stop at a friends house and get high or drunk on the way to school they would still get in trouble with the school due to the door to door policy.
still able to get in trouble because you are disrupting others learning. Due to the fact that students have to be together at school they don’t have the same rights they would have if not at school. As Officer Stallings said to me “you have to at least try to make everyone happy and comfortable.” Another way students get in trouble on their phone is by posting racist comments or photos. You are able to get in trouble for the same reason as sexting, if someone feels uncomfortable or the post offended them and then they let Officer Stallings know, you are disrupting their learning and are now open to punishment, despite not committing the offense at school.