NoLo:
That was wrong, and a misapplication of Zero Tolerance. As I said, I was an administrator under zero tolerance. I dealt with 206 major cases of decisions Re: discipline. Never once did I have to expel a student.
Your case is a case of the administrative team either not knowing the law, the board adopting improper policy or blantant disregard. But, under no circumstances should there have been an absence of due process.
Regardless of the "how" this misapplication happened, it does not erase the experience from your life! But understand this, there are other educators out there who are fighting this abuse.
In closing, here is a part of my opening statements to my graduate students:
"...as you make decisions regarding your students, faculty and others, think twice. The only thing worse than failing this course would be to have me show up in court as the witness against you for your abuses or negligence."
And let me ask you, have you written to your state A.G.? If not, you should! More victims of these abuses need to speak out. I too have family members who are the victims of abuses. The difference...they called me to have me intervene; intervene I did.
Doc2005
That was wrong, and a misapplication of Zero Tolerance. As I said, I was an administrator under zero tolerance. I dealt with 206 major cases of decisions Re: discipline. Never once did I have to expel a student.
Your case is a case of the administrative team either not knowing the law, the board adopting improper policy or blantant disregard. But, under no circumstances should there have been an absence of due process.
Regardless of the "how" this misapplication happened, it does not erase the experience from your life! But understand this, there are other educators out there who are fighting this abuse.
In closing, here is a part of my opening statements to my graduate students:
"...as you make decisions regarding your students, faculty and others, think twice. The only thing worse than failing this course would be to have me show up in court as the witness against you for your abuses or negligence."
And let me ask you, have you written to your state A.G.? If not, you should! More victims of these abuses need to speak out. I too have family members who are the victims of abuses. The difference...they called me to have me intervene; intervene I did.
Doc2005