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<p>Who do you think will win this one?</p>
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<p>With our much improved Supreme Court–the school. I hope it costs the parents their house in legal fees.</p>
<p>Who would THINK Of such a thing? If it were my kid, I’d whip his butt, not file a suit.</p>
<p>The school. Sadly, the parents will probably find a lawyer who will take this on at no cost…</p>
<p>I happen to agree with zoosermom (my agreeing with her is very rare)</p>
<p>Unreal! Agree with ZM and simba.</p>
<p>Wow. That’s something.</p>
<p>Have the parents never heard of defamation? You have the right to say what you want; if it’s not true, though, you have to take the consequences. </p>
<p>And I agree - if the kid were mine, being expelled would be the least of his worries.</p>
<p>The victim (the principal) is identified by name so the perpetrator should be identified by name as well. If the kid is old enough to do such a thing, he’s old enough to be outed. Middle school records aren’t part of the college application process so publicly outing the kid would be the most effective means by which to teach him his unacceptable behavior has long reaching effects on his future, like his college admissions opportunities…</p>
<p>The problem is; with our society; after the kid got his butt whipped; which he should; some neighbor would turn the parents into social services. The kid would get his own lawyer and sue the parents. Our country is a pot of water. We are frogs. For the last 50 years they’ve slowly been heating the water. More and more power given to the federal government with more socialism. The pot is starting to boil and we’ve never noticed it. If we don’t do something soon, we will be cooked.</p>
<p>How many other kids have a dad named Toader? I’m sure everyone in the community knows who it is …</p>
<p>“How many other kids have a dad named Toader? I’m sure everyone in the community knows who it is …”</p>
<p>True that. Shunning really would be useful sometimes.</p>
<p>I am not a believer in the litigious way of doing things - but in this case I think the middle school principal should sue the family for the slander against him. See what theses stupid parents think of that.</p>
<p>The school will win, hands down. Sander is not free speech.</p>
<p>I read the link on which the Osan boy states that Eric Mower, Michael Little, and vice principal, Heidi Zimmerman, have had sex with the principal. I think the Mower and Little parents, as well as Ms. Zimmerman, could mount a strong libel counter suit against the Osan boy and his parents.</p>
<p>“How many other kids have a dad named Toader?”</p>
<p>ROFL and WCOK (wiping coffee off keyboard)</p>
<p>Yeah, would that this kid were mine. Being expelled, to agree with those who have already said it, would be the least of his problems. </p>
<p>The parents’ suit shouyld not have a snowball’s chance in hell because he has libeled the principal (reckless disregard for the truth) and that is not free speech. A countersuit by the school/prinicpal should make these parents very nervous.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, he may be back in school depending on the disciplinary rules of the district. Sometimes they are very clearly laid out, sometimes not. In general, it is very hard for a kid to be kicked permanently out of school in most places in the U.S.</p>
<p>This is not a legal opinion –</p>
<p>The school has the better argument here.</p>
<p>We had a case recently in our area in which some teenage boys posted pictures on myspace of themselves with guns & drugs (they later claimed they were not real guns or drugs). Some of the pictures were clearly taken on school grounds. The boys were expelled. Their parents sued the school district.</p>
<p>I must be an amazingly mean mom. While I know that kids make stupid mistakes, I wouldn’t even consider trying to legitimize my kids’ mistakes with a lawsuit. I am glad to see others here who agree.</p>
<p>Sometimes when I’m baffled by the stupid antics of some kids, I am left dumbfounded by their parents’ reactions. The original post and post #19 are examples.</p>
<p>Yeah. If my kids had done such things, expulsion would have been the least of their problems.</p>