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PiscesSon Expelled Over a Kiss
Now, his Mom fights for her child's right to an education.
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Jody Free was shocked when her son, 11th-grader Dominique, was expelled from his South Carolina high school for kissing his girlfriend on the school bus. She could understand detention, but being expelled from the entire school district, for the rest of the school year? Seemed harsh.
"My son was ripped out of school over a kiss," Jody explained to Mom•Logic. "He was a happy kid, and now he's sad, withdrawn and depressed." Jody, a single Mom, now homeschools Dominique on top of her full-time job.
Her son had plans to go to a military academy after high school, and she hopes this expulsion won't negatively impact his future. "This has diminished his self-confidence. He’s changed," she says, breaking down in tears. "The high school years are supposed to be the years you never forget. This never should have happened."
Jody vows to keep fighting for her son's right to an education: "I told him, 'The school system might have given up on you, but I never will.'"
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As a teacher, I’m wondering what else this young man may have done. I know it is not our district’s policy to expel for a first offense unless it’s something lika a weapon/drug.
First time I saw this story on CNN I had a gut feeling that this is SO not all there is to the story. The school district cannot comment and so the media only reports the kid/mother’s side of the story. And of course now the mother is telling the media how “depressed” and “withdrawn.” Of course, she only says that after they filed suit against the district (court proceedings being why the district cannot comment). Sorry but I see this as a money-grubbing, lawsuit type of thing. School districts don’t just expel a student for kiss.
I’m not part of the educational system, but I do believe that part of the creation of Generation “ME” stems from parents not backing up our educational system’s authority.
Michele, i’m sorry but when was the lawsuit filed? I’ll agree to your gut feeling there is more to the story but you shouldn’t speak on what you don’t know. The mother’s feeling were and have been what they are since October. I guess there’s no such thing as “crooked cops” and so on, you just can’t see the school system being “wrong” they’re “human” and they make mistakes getting them to admit to it is what you don’t see or hear in the news. Funny how you miss the entire concept of bringing this to the news to fight for her son’s education, guess you missed the part about him being home schooled. When you find the “fund” that’s being set up for the money-grubbing mom and son PLEASE Let me know…..
Michele, i’m sorry but when was the lawsuit filed? I’ll agree to your gut feeling there is more to the story but you shouldn’t speak on what you don’t know. The mother’s feeling were and have been what they are since October. I guess there’s no such thing as “crooked cops” and so on, you just can’t see the school system being “wrong” they’re “human” and they make mistakes getting them to admit to it is what you don’t see or hear in the news. Funny how you miss the entire concept of bringing this to the news to fight for her son’s education, guess you missed the part about him being home schooled. When you find the “fund” that’s being set up for the money-grubbing mom and son PLEASE Let me know…..
First I would like to let Maria know that this is the first and only offense for this young man out of 11 years in school. And next to respond to Michele,
you should be careful of what you say when you don’t know all the facts. If you listen to the report and the rebuttal from the District did it not seem strange to you that they would not release the video to support their allegations. The spokes woman seemed mighty upset and harsh. If that is the way she responded to it becoming public, it’s a wonder the mother could not get any where with them in person or on a one on one basis. And the mother would have supported the schools decision if what they stated was true. The mother is speaking out because the punishment did not fit the crime. Not for reasons of a law suit. Everything is not always about money. You should not be quick to judge or make accusations about it just being a money-grubbing lawsuit type of thing. Let’s stay focused here this is about two young indivuals future. It’s about getting a fair education. If you had a child and your child was put out of school for something that you thought could have been resolved in a better way, would you not fight for your child to have an equal education as the District so proudly states that they give each student. Do some research on this District. There are many reports of concerned parents who have been fighting with them suspending or expelling their children for issues that could have been resolved first with the administration at the school. When do we draw the line, who is governing the District and watching what they are doing to each individual case. No one, if the parents do not speak out for their kids then who will?
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How sad is this? Our society is so overly sensitive to every thing, they don’t take time to remember these are kids! They are not perfect, they do break rules sometimes…but the punishment should fit the crime.
He shouldn’t give up on his dreams to go into the military…they make exceptions on lots of things. He may just have to give a written explanation of what happened. Poor guy.