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And what does the FEMA bomb threat procedure have to do with this?
This page has the Student Conduct Guide for the 2015 School year It's their rule book. Not FEMA.
There is also an adjunct guide
for School Board Policys
The first document is a 50 page "guide" with an ironic slogan "Where Children Come First" on it.
I'm not willing to go with the "it was a hoax bomb threat." The teacher continued to teach, she kept the clock with her and after class they went to the office. He has given a number of interviews about what happened and the flow of the day.
I have to say that the list of things you can be expelled for is pretty intense:
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Discretionary Expulsion: Misconduct That May Result in Expulsion Any Location A student may be expelled for:
** Engaging in the following, no matter where it takes place:
o Conduct that contains the elements of assault under Penal Code 22.01(a)(1) in retaliation against a school employee or volunteer.
o Criminal mischief, if punishable as a felony
**Engaging in conduct that contains the elements of one of the following offenses against another student, without regard to where the conduct occurs:
o Aggravated assault.
o Sexual assault.
o Aggravated sexual assault.
o Murder.
o Capital murder.
o Criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder.
o Aggravated robbery.
o Breach of computer security.
o Engaging in conduct relating to a false alarm or report (including a bomb threat) or a terroristic threat involving a public school.
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Yikes! But again, he said it was a clock. He never called a threat in, only the teacher said that they thought it was a bomb.
But then lets look at the glossary to make sure we didn't miss anything.
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Explosive weapon is any explosive or incendiary bomb, grenade, rocket, or mine and its delivery mechanism that is designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury, death, or substantial property damage, or for the principal purpose of causing such a loud report as to cause undue public alarm or terror.
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No, it was a clock.
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False Alarm or Report occurs when a person knowingly initiates, communicates, or circulates a report of a present, past, or future bombing, fire, offense, or other emergency that he or she knows is false or baseless and tha t would ordinarily:
1. Cause action by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;
2. Place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
3. Prevent or interrupt the occupation of a building, room, or place of assembly.
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No, this didn't happen either. Even the teacher can't say "Place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury" since she stayed and finished the class.
From what we know from the news reports and what he's said on the news.
-- It wasn't a bomb threat, since they did none of the activities that would occur around a bomb threat.
-- It wasn't a "hoax bomb" threat, since there wasn't any of the activities that would be around even a "hoax bomb"
We don't know the ISD side, and my guess is that until the trial, we never will. And actually I'm going to guess that we will read in a few weeks "The ISD reached a settlement today, neither party was willing to comment".
What we can all agree on is the Irving School District, and most school districts across the U.S. have "Zero tolerance" policy's that are a flowchart to fail by dumping issues onto the police. Which we know from this case that these things rapidly spiral out of control.
To all of you that said in different words, "not a big deal": Explain to me why I'm seeing pictures of a 14 year old student in handcuffs. Explain how a "clock" gets to the point of handcuffs. Put together a story, based on what's out there in the reported news, how it got to having him in handcuffs. Don't go dumpster diving into FEMA suggested procedures or what Home Land Security or the
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers would do. They put a 14 year old student in handcuffs for bringing a clock to school.