The above link takes you to a news story about a 13 year old Florida boy who was arrested for passing gas and turning off fellow students computers while they were working. Odd, and deeply disturbing.
Thinking of the class he was disrupting I would think that the environment was not conducive to learning and not just that particular day either. Why did the student think this behavior was acceptable, tolerable or achievable? Did he think he would get away with it? What prior experiences had led him to that conclusion?
Why was the student arrested? The news story didn't give much detail but going out on a limb here I am going to assume the 13 year old in question was not special needs and therefore aware of his actions, held accountable and therefore arrested. (If I am wrong I will update this!)
Why wasn't he stopped before it got to the point of police involvement? Does the school not have the ability to handle its students?
I also wonder where the parents are. No matter your socioeconomic surroundings you can be taught how to behave properly and handle yourself in public with dignity and manners.
Regardless of why he did it, I feel bad for the boy. In general teenagers with self confidence and a decent amount of self esteem don't behave in ways that scream for attention or intervention.
As a parent this is why I home school. It doesn't immediately matter why or how this happened, what I see and wish others realized is how much of this goes on daily in every public school that our tax dollars pay for, including mine.
I wish I could pull my tax dollars out of public school as easily as I pulled my son out.
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