School Suspension Over Iraq Call
CNN.com reports that "A high school student was suspended for 10 days for refusing to end a cell phone call with his mother, a soldier serving in Iraq, school officials said." Another report indicated that the suspension was reduced after public outcry.
Situations like this are why schools need to establish a student judiciary. Clearly this was not a major, safety-impairing situation, though it was a violation of a known school rule. Empowering students guided by responsible and flexible adults to make decisions about events like this would be a fabulous learning opportunity and reduce the number of "problems" that are handled by administrators.
