I don't know who passes these laws...FL Statute 877.13

[CAPSmith]

Reading the news today, there was a 13 year old boy ARRESTED for flatulence in his classroom and turning off some computers.

They arrested him and charged him with "Disruption of School Function" which according to Florida Statute 877.13 is a Second Degree Misdemeanor.


877.13 Educational institutions or school boards; penalty for disruption.--

(1) It is unlawful for any person:

(a) Knowingly to disrupt or interfere with the lawful administration or functions of any educational institution, school board, or activity on school board property in this state.

(b) Knowingly to advise, counsel, or instruct any school pupil or school employee to disrupt any school or school board function, activity on school board property, or classroom.

(c) Knowingly to interfere with the attendance of any other school pupil or school employee in a school or classroom.

(d) To conspire to riot or to engage in any school campus or school function disruption or disturbance which interferes with the educational processes or with the orderly conduct of a school campus, school, or school board function or activity on school board property.

(2) This section shall apply to all educational institutions, school boards, and functions or activities on school board property; however, nothing herein shall deny public employees the opportunity to exercise their rights pursuant to part II of chapter 447.

(3) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.--s. 1, ch. 69-274; s. 1158, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 73-177; s. 1, ch. 87-277.

What the heck is this crap? Since when did this become a CRIMINAL offense? When did schools stop handling internal disciplinary issues with detentions or suspensions? "Disruption of School Function" is so vague that almost anything could be considered a crime.

Also note that these jeuvenile crimes are put on these kids permanent criminal records. So when they go to complete a job application and it asks if you've ever been arrested they are required to put yes even if their record is expunged. Can't you see it now? A 30 year old woman goes to get a job. "Ma'am, it says here you were arrested and have a misdemeanor on your record." "Yes, I was 5 years old and yelled at another student in class."

This is absurd, are people really this dumb? (rhetorical)

Note these cases:

Noted Article: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20081125/D94LM90O3.html
6 Year old charged with felony for having a temper tantrum: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/213169/kindergarten_girl_charged_with_felony.html

Other completely absurd charges:
7 Arrested for cheering at HS Graduation: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365461,00.html

[Billyd]

It started with the generation of parents that refused to judiciously apply the "Board od Education" to the "Seat of Knowledge" and teach their spawn how to behave in public. They then take exception to Principal Smith administering any type of corrective actions when little Johnny decides to act out in the classroom.

And obviously, the legislation was passed the Florida Legislature and signed by the Governor.

[03_SHOOTER]

Whatever happened to hauling a kid down to the Vice Principles Office and beating him with a paddle that the Wood Shop Teacher had made for that express purpose?

You think your A$$ is funny? Well, let's see how funny it really is when it's a nice rosy shade of RED!!! If I had done anything like that, not only would I have gotten a well deserved beating at school, that would have just been the beginning, because my Mother would have called my Grandfather to come over and correct my attitudinal malfunction with a suitable application of DIMENSIONAL LUMBER!! Believe me when I tell you, a 5' long 2X4 applied to the fourth point of contact will correct whatever malfunctions you have.

[Billyd]

Here in the State of Florida, the administration may still issue corporal punishment under the following conditions:

Permission letter signed and notarized by a parent/guardian permitting such and agreeing to hold the school harmless.
The strokes administered (there is a limit, don't recall how many, it isn't very many) must be administered by a member of the administration with a witness.

Now, like I stated before, unless and until the reproducers of these spawn actually take some responsibility and teach these children some basic manners, this will continue. And since most of these reproducers refuse to grant the aformentioned permission, well, I think you can see where this will go.

[SlightlyCatholic]

Reading the news today, there was a 13 year old boy ARRESTED for flatulence in his classroom and turning off some computers.

That's pretty funny...maybe he knows the fifth grader who was suspended for taking out a pair of nail clippers a while back.