Florida teen jailed for refusing to go to school - Polidicks

[QUOTE]The new school year began with a trip to jail for a Florida 14-year-old whose his mother called police to report that he was refusing to go to class. The mother of the Murray Middle School student told a St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputy that she already had taken away her son’s cellphone, laptop and Internet access, but the teenager still refused to go to school Tuesday morning, according to an arrest report. Carver told the boy that he would be arrested for obstruction of justice if he refused to go to school. According to the arrest report, the boy responded: “Do what you gotta do. I’m not going to school.”[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/6/florida-teen-jailed-for-refusing-to-go-to-school/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS"]Source[/URL]

US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much

Well now he's definitely not going to school, lol

Considering it's Florida, he was well justified in refusing.

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;45906956]US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much[/QUOTE] Really? They're hardly alike, while I do have issues with the US education system they're hardly like jails. [editline]6th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Hat-Wearing Man;45906961]Well now he's definitely not going to school, lol[/QUOTE] Actually, Juvenile detention centers (Jails) have class rooms in them (most of the time) and a teacher. So he'll actually be forced to go to school.

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;45906956]US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much[/QUOTE] Because in jail I got to take video game programming and flash animation and make goofy shit with my friends. And don't forget the cute girls you could talk to in jail! Oh the fond memories of my high school prison days.

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;45906956]US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much[/QUOTE] I stabbed my hand on the fence of my school getting out once, never again.

[quote] “Do what you gotta do. I’m not going to school.”[/quote] I get the feeling he's severely bullied and refuses to go to school because he didnt want to see the shitstains making his life hell and much rather get jailed.

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;45907062]I get the feeling he's severely bullied and refuses to go to school because he didnt want to see the shitstains making his life hell and much rather get jailed.[/QUOTE] Nope, it sounds like he is just a general pain in the ass. [quote] The mother of the Murray Middle School student told a St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputy that she already had taken away her son’s cellphone, laptop and Internet access, but the teenager still refused to go to school Tuesday morning, according to an arrest report. The boy told Deputy Kenneth Carver that he wanted to attend school in New York, where the family had lived until about two months ago. The mother told Carver that her son had failing grades for skipping school in New York. [/quote]

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;45907062]I get the feeling he's severely bullied and refuses to go to school because he didnt want to see the shitstains making his life hell and much rather get jailed.[/QUOTE] Quite possibly. I myself was bullied in my school for more than several years. I refused to goto school and only got worse despite them being aware of the situation. The best excuse I got from them was "Boys wil be Boys" and grow a backbone.

School attendance isn't compulsory in Florida - you can choose to home school your kid. Though it's obviously not an option for this kid since it requires cooperation from your parents.

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;45906956]US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much[/QUOTE] Yeah, I worried about prison rape my whole 4 years attending high school.

If your kid's not going to school, taking away his cellphone and laptop is not gonna help. He's got a problem and as a fucking parent she should find out whats making him hate school so much.

[QUOTE=MR-X;45907088]Nope, it sounds like he is just a general pain in the ass.[/QUOTE] I think a lot of people who are severely bullied would choose to have their gadgets taken away rather than go back to school only to have to endure scum throwing shit at them every day. edit - [quote] Carver told the boy that he would be arrested for obstruction of justice if he refused to go to school [/quote] Makes no fucking sense. edit - [quote] “The idea is for the judge to give orders for him to get into a program or counseling so he can adjust,” said sheriff’s Cmdr. Chuck Mulligan. “His mom was just trying to get him to do the right thing.” [/quote] "Go to school". "No". *Calls police*. Yeah, I'm sure she was trying to do the right thing.

[QUOTE=outlawpickle;45907006]Because in jail I got to take video game programming and flash animation and make goofy shit with my friends. And don't forget the cute girls you could talk to in jail! Oh the fond memories of my high school prison days.[/QUOTE] Students get suspended, expelled, and even have the police called on them for having items that maximum security prisoners wouldn't even get in trouble for having, doing or saying. And this is true

Why not send him to military academy? That's what they do in the Sims if the kids don't go to school right?

"Carver told the boy that he would be arrested for obstruction of justice if he refused to go to school.: How is that an obstruction of justice?

[QUOTE=Futashy;45907466]"Carver told the boy that he would be arrested for obstruction of justice if he refused to go to school.: How is that an obstruction of justice?[/QUOTE] "hurr if he doesnt go to school we're staying here and we arent out patrolling and eating donuts so he's interfering with our work :downs:"

[QUOTE=booster;45907451]Why not send him to military academy?[/QUOTE] "why not send him to an even worse corporate brainwashing institution?" Oh wow I didn't even read the second part of your post I got so heated over the issue in the first place Sorry for the serious response to your jokepost, BUT: Seriously fuck the public education system. I wouldn't have gone if I knew what I knew now. You know this country has a serious fucking problem when a mother is able to call the government authorities on her 14 year old son.

[QUOTE=Futashy;45907466]"Carver told the boy that he would be arrested for obstruction of justice if he refused to go to school.: How is that an obstruction of justice?[/QUOTE] [quote]The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, [b]or other (usually government) officials.[/b][/quote] Maybe obstruction of justice is the charge they use for truancy.

[QUOTE=Perfumly;45907514]"why not send him to an even worse corporate brainwashing institution?" Oh wow I didn't even read the second part of your post I got so heated over the issue in the first place Sorry for the serious response to your jokepost, BUT: Seriously fuck the public education system. I wouldn't have gone if I knew what I knew now. You know this country has a serious fucking problem when a mother is able to call the government authorities on her 14 year old son.[/QUOTE] Yeah, this all sounds like the kid had some serious motivational issues with school. And sending him to jail is sure as shit not gonna solve that problem.

[QUOTE=booster;45907451]Why not send him to military academy? That's what they do in the Sims if the kids don't go to school right?[/QUOTE] That won't work at all, the parents will just lock the kid in a room with no door.

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;45906956]US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much[/QUOTE] How's freshman year going?

[QUOTE=Megadave;45906989]Considering it's Florida, he was well justified in refusing.[/QUOTE] His family moved him there from New York two months earlier. If my family dragged me away from New York and forced me to live in a sandy backwards shithole like Florida, I'd be angry, too.

[QUOTE=Psycho9182;45907707]How's freshman year going?[/QUOTE] Ooh, you get 'em girl!

[QUOTE=ferrus;45907156]School attendance isn't compulsory in Florida - you can choose to home school your kid. Though it's obviously not an option for this kid since it requires cooperation from your parents.[/QUOTE] School attendance is required from the age of 6 until you're 16. At 16 and higher, you can dropout with parent signature/permission. [url=http://www.fldoe.org/faq/default.asp?Dept=107&ID=503#Q503]link[/url]

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;45906956]US High School is structured pretty similarly to jail so he's not really missing out on much[/QUOTE] I think you meant elementary and even then you're still pretty wrong lol

[QUOTE=MR-X;45906993]Really? They're hardly alike, while I do have issues with the US education system they're hardly like jails.[/QUOTE] My school was designed by a guy who usually designed prisons.

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;45908271]My school was designed by a guy who usually designed prisons.[/QUOTE] my school was designed by someone fresh from college and made it look like a penis. [editline] 6th september 2014[/editline] i know this guy i interned in his firm, he couldn't stop laughing about it because he convinced the board that it was meant to be an arrow pointing north.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;45907521]Maybe obstruction of justice is the charge they use for truancy.[/QUOTE] Truancy is usually a different offense. They're threatening to arrest him for obstruction of justice for refusing a lawful order (TO GO TO SCHOOOOOOOL). When truant officers get involved they literally escort your ass to school and make sure you stay there. Some kids just flat out don't want to go to school, and it's not always about bullying.