Originally Posted by dellareya
I think there is more to this story then we have the facts on. This happened in a middle school. There is NO reason to have this permanent marker there. The student knew the policy, yet this boy was still using the marker. He tried to hide the marker when the teacher asked for it. Hiding the making and not willing to give it to her was probably a huge Red flag to the teacher. If the marker had "bleed" through the paper it means the desk was marked up. Somebody will have to scrub that desk clean and you can bet it will not be the custodian, it will be the teacher. It should have been the student.
If you have ever been up close and personal with the door to your classroom, a bathroom that will be closed until it can be repainted, the walls of your school, the floor, or your car covered with filthy hurtful permanent words you might think differently.
Perhaps this could have been handled in a different way and we really don't know all the facts. I'm just sharing another side to this problem.
when someone in the school I went to had banned objects (sling shots in those days), they were taken away....and given back at the end of the school year. You didn't see the total disrespect for schools that you see now. I believe students have lost respect for schools, teachers, administration ---they see the DUMB moves made.