02-20-2018, 04:10 PM
(02-20-2018, 03:24 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: See, I have been thinking about this as we've been talking about it more. I don't see the school's policy as much of an issue. From the NPR article you quoted, the school system's policy is to not report "non-violent misdemeanors". So, if there is a situation such as domestic abuse, stalking (which in some places is considered violent), or threats of violence then it is my understanding that the school district's policy would be to report the student to the police. If his behavior was not reported by the school to police, then that was not a policy failure, that was an administrative failure.
Technically, by law, a violent crime includes actual violence or the imminent threat of violence. Saying, "I'm going to kill you later" is a criminal threat. Saying "I'm going to kill you", while brandishing a knife or a gun at is a violent crime.
So, are criminal threats considered violent under this policy? If so, then why did the school refuse to act on this kid's numerous threats? There are literally only two options here, either district policy prohibited the school from notifying law enforcement about this kid's litany of illegal acts or the school administration refused to report his criminal activity to law enforcement by their own volition. Either way the school or the district screwed this up huge.
