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Title: Girl suspended from school for cutting peach with child butter knife
Source:
WTAJ-TV, Altoona
URL Source: http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/ ... -peach-with-child-butter-knife
Published: Nov 18, 2016
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2016-11-23 05:33:05 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 42873
Comments: 74
A South Florida couple is outraged after they said their daughter was suspended from her middle school for using a child butter knife at lunchtime to cut a peach, Local10.com reported. "There's no one there trying to educate and to be reasonable to say, 'Let's work this out,'" the girl's father, Ronald Souto, said. Souto's daughter is an honor roll student at Silver Trail Middle School in Pembroke Pines. "She's always trying to help someone. She's always trying to share things," Souto said about his daughter. Ronald and Andrea Souto told Local 10 News reporter Michael Seiden that their 11-year-old daughter was suspended for six days for bringing the knife to school. "This is a set of a spoon, fork and knife for toddlers -- one year old," Andrea Souto said. "It is made for children to learn how to eat properly. She's used it since she was baby." According to the school district, the girl violated the county's weapon policy when she used her butter knife in the cafeteria to cut the peach. "The friend asked for half of the peach and she cuts half of the peach and gives to her friend. She goes to the bathroom and comes back and the guy said, 'Follow me,'" Ronald Souto said. Ronald said he hopes what happened to his daughter will bring change to the district, specifically new polices when it comes to weapons. He's not alone. "I think the principal should revisit this and everyone (should) sit down to the table, and let's just say, 'Don't do it again.' This is outrageous to go to that extreme," Melvin J. Smith, whose grandson attends the school, said. The Soutos said they were shocked about the suspension and are now concerned that their daughter's act of kindness could lead to criminal charges. "She's afraid now of the educators. She's afraid of people at school. They need to change the system," Ronald Souto said. A Broward County school district spokeswoman declined to offer specifics about the incident because of "student privacy," but said, "The school followed district policy regarding this incident and continues to work with the student and parents involved. It is the district's priority to maintain safe and secure campuses for students and staff at all times." The Pembroke Pines Police Department said it has turned over their investigation to the State Attorney's Office. It's unclear whether prosecutors will file charges, but the family's attorney said the school board isn't doing its job in this case. "The school board has abused its discretion to act in this case," Larry Meltzer said. "It is tragic that a school that this little girl loves sees fit to prosecute and suspend her -- the epitome of a model and honor roll student -- for using a child-proof utensil that could never be construed in any form as a weapon in order to share part of her lunch with a fellow classmate. "This item at all times was used in the school's lunch room as it should be -- to cut a peach and share lunch with a friend," he added. "She should be applauded for her generosity, kindness and for her motivation to be a great student in all senses of that word. "The only harm that has been exacted in this case is by Silver Trail Middle School and the Broward County School Board upon one of its finest students and upon one who exemplifies the type of person and student it wishes to help create. It is truly senseless and does reflects poorly upon the type of educators and law enforcement involved in this case." Police turn investigation over to Florida State Attorney's Office
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#55. To: Deckard (#0)
May I ask what the girl was expected to use to cut the peach with in the cafeteria?
Whatever the school, at its sole discretion, provides. That could be a plastic spork or whatever. I assume the other kids are getting it done somehow. If the school allows knives and someone gets stabbed, the school district gets sued for allowing an unsafe environment. If some school authority determines that Johhny's knife is dangerous, and Jimmy's is not, the school district gets sued for disparate treatment. If the school sets a zero tolerance policy, and enforces it, they are golden. It is difficult to make any lawsuit.
What kind of school is this...a reform school for delinquents? It sounds to me like prison.
Your schools have basically the same RULES. Check the restrictions on Page 2 of CLARK COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL REGULATION at: This is nothing new….most all schools across the nation have the same basic inclusive rules.
Sorry but the schools I attended did not have policies like this. Schools like these today are prison camps for those students and the school principal and superindendent managing them are merely prison guards. Plastic forks to cut a peach! What is the school going to do next? Like take the plastic forks away and have the kids eating meat loaf and mashed potatoes with their hands? I feel so sorry for those students. The best thing to do is pull the kid out of those schools and home school them cause they sure as hell are not learning anything of true value anyways.
Neither did the school I attended. All 12 grades were in one small building. There was no rule book, no code of conduct....except the principal's paddle board. Fortunately, I escaped the wrath of the paddle board and never felt the experence ... Unfortunately for the youth today....times have changed, so have the parents. God help them....the kids of today.
#62. To: Gatlin (#61)
Unfortunately, I never escaped the wrath of the paddle from the teachers. The paddle never served its purpose with me at all. I spend more time in the principals office than in the classroom. However, the principal and I enjoyed each others company from having lunch together to just spending my time in detention. We had a mutual respect and understanding for one another. Never did they lay a hand on me or said discouraging words to me and never yelled at me. On the other hand, the teachers and I never had respect for one another. Never! The reason why the kids of today have it worse than schools of yesterday, is that the teachers are not there to teach anymore. They just don't care about those students. They prefer to keep those student dumb and stupid. Students respect a teacher that permits the students to express themselves and even be challenged academically. This does not exist in the classrooms. As a result of this the students are discouraged about their future place in this world because they feel nobody gives a shit about them. After all, this is their world too. They are repeatedly told they are not special and put down alot by older generations that they are shit. As a result, if they are not getting this treatment from school, they are getting it from home. And since they have no place to vent their anger and rage, we are seeing the results of this on the school campuses where school fights turn into dangerous rages. Older generations laugh at this but to the younger generations, this is real. It is not so much that God should help this younger generation but also the older generation to guide them. After all, we did bring them into this world. Although it is true that the world never promised today's youth a rose garden, it also never promised any other generations a rosy garden either.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestAccording to the school district, the girl violated the county's weapon policy when she used her butter knife in the cafeteria to cut the peach.
#56. To: goldilucky (#55)
May I ask what the girl was expected to use to cut the peach with in the cafeteria?
#57. To: nolu chan (#56)
#59. To: goldilucky, nolu chan (#57)
What kind of school is this...a reform school for delinquents? It sounds to me like prison.
It’s the same kind of school you have there in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada….where I believe you said you live. http://ccsd.net/district/policies- regulations/pdf/5141.1_R.pdf.
#60. To: Gatlin (#59)
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#61. To: goldilucky (#60)
Sorry but the schools I attended did not have policies like this.
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