I’ve mentioned before that I think schools should call police more often than they do when actual crimes occur (as opposed to violations of some overly-strict zero tolerance policy). Too often, schools either do a poor job of punishing real offenders, or violate the student’s constitutional rights.
Here’s a case in which a violent rape occurred at a school, but school officials didn’t want police called because they were worred about media attention.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 16-year-old disabled girl was punched and forced to engage in videotaped sexual acts with several boys in a high school auditorium as dozens of students watched, according to witnesses.
Authorities are investigating and no charges have been filed in the alleged attack last month at Mifflin High School. Four boys suspected of involvement were sent home and have not returned to class.
Also, the principal, Regina Crenshaw, was suspended and will be fired for not calling police, school officials said. And three assistant principals were suspended and will be reassigned to other schools.[...]
School officials found the girl bleeding from the mouth. An assistant principal cautioned the girl’s father against calling 911 to avoid media attention, the statements said. The girl’s father called police.
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Good Lord…that’s horrible.
Homeschooling looks better every day, doesn’t it?
Student Assaulted, School Doesn’t Call Police
Government schools – at least in Columbus – now care more about their PR than they do about the safety and well-being of the children they have in their care all day long.
“An assistant principal cautioned the girl’s father against calling 911 to avoid media attention, the statements said.”
Were that my daughter, I guarantee they would have called 911.
Because I would have walked into that school with a running McCullough chainsaw.
What about the kids who were watching it? I think they should be charged too for not getting help or trying to stop it.
Worried about the media?! What about the girl?!Don’t you get into that profession to protect the children, not ignore the needs of them!
i just saw it on fox news she was forced TO GIVE HEAD ON 2 boys and one video taped it.
(sorry about that my computer glitched) how could u just stand and watch! those boys should be gang raped by other men to see what it is like, i hate this, that poor girl is going to have to carry this her whole life, they all should be fired. How could u just stand and watch something like that, I pray for that poor girl.
Bingo! I just typed in a comment and got transferred to your web page. Thank you. I had a simular thing happen to my daughter she was raped by two boys that she though was her friend. turns out that it was all part of a joke. she didn’t understand because she has a disability. Her disability is called OCD, I’m am her mom, I also have it and so does all of my other two daughters. If you have never heard of this condition it is when you tink of things over and over again or wash your hands repeadily hundreds of times, count, or trace things hundreds of times. It has really been a hard pill to swallow. by I managed to tell my story to enough people, and they believed my plight to help me fight the system. I feel that I have a strong case because personally I feel that all americans have the right to get a fair education, and are entitled to fair speach, as well as a safe, and bully free environment to live and go to school in. I have assisted my daughter and have put her in a position to sue the school, which we are preparing to bring justice my daughter. I pray for the best day jet to see their faces when we walk away in peace victory!
If some one is reading this I hope you can contact me to help me to get some money for my daughter. I would like to start a foundation in her honor so that no one else will not have to go through what she went through ever! It has been one of the worst un-humane exsperiences in all of my daughters human history for one girl to have to deal with at the hands of LAUSD! Please help me to put a stop to this very degrading, and un-human practice that LAUSD is allowing to happen to our you in the LAUSD program all over america. Just think of the silent victims that this has happened to. My daughter deserves the right to go to school, and college and to finish getting her high school diploma. she is now 19 years old. My goal is to help her to complet High School and Get Her High School Diploma this up-coming year. I really need your help! please contact me at native_amazon@usa.com or you may call me at 310-0650 6306.
Ps. oh yes i forgot to mention to you that when this all happened non of the school officals called the police. i am a media person and told them that i will call the tv, radio and any other means of public awareness if they didn’t do something. I am still in the process of writting my first book about this problem in the LAUSD program. I am very angry about this. thank you for you web site to help other people to see what is happening to our youth in the LAUS program in america!
Sincerly,
A concerned citizen
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