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Southaven Middle School in Southaven, Mississippi has a policy against cell phone use during school hours, as many schools do nowadays. In August of 2008, 12-year-old Richard Wade was discovered to be in violation of that policy after he received a text message from his father (who was traveling out of state) during “football class.” That’s when his cell phone was confiscated by his football coaches and then searched by the principal, as well as the Southaven Police Department. At that time, authorities found what they considered to be extremely scandalous, “gang-related activity”—that is, photos of Wade and a friend dancing in the bathroom at Wade’s home. The friend held a BB gun across his chest while he danced.
Wade was suspended and then eventually expelled for having “gang signs” stored on his phone.
Sheesh if we expelled kids from school every time we found them doing stupid shit in their own time, there would be no one left at school.
Hugh – Good point. If I’d been expelled for every dumb thing I did, I might never have gotten out of elementary/high school. Come to think of it, college and med school, too…
Ignorant damn hillbillies. That’s the people you vote with and admire John.