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Post by peteetongman on Aug 6, 2014 11:48:48 GMT -5
Woman: School unfairly punished granddaughter for writing on wall HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A local grandmother is taking on a school district. Her 12-year-old granddaughter faced expulsion and criminal charges for writing on a locker room wall. “She wrote the word 'hi,'” said Kenji Roberts. Her granddaughter, Mikia Hutchings, attends Dutchtown Middle School. “It is totally ludicrous,” Roberts said. Roberts says she doesn’t think her granddaughter should escape punishment altogether for skipping class and writing on a locker room wall, but contends permanent expulsion and criminal charges are extreme. “We need to build these children. We can’t tear them down,” Roberts said. "The other white student, who was with Mikia at the time, faced a much less severe punishment, according to Mikia’s attorneys." The Georgia Legal Services Program filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, alleging race discrimination. www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/woman-says-granddaughter-unfairly-punished-writing/ngwXs/
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Post by apple on Aug 6, 2014 12:23:29 GMT -5
We need to build these children doesn't mean they should not have repercussions for their bad actions.
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