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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser
My guess is that maybe, had the kid calmly and politely explained the situation, there might have been a different outcome. He was suspended for swearing at the teacher, not for using the cell phone. Perhaps, he tried the polite route and became irate when it didn't work, I don't know, but it sounds like he didn't handle the situation well and now the teacher is being made out to be the villian.
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Agreed, the kid clearly did not handle himself properly either.
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As far as the mother making the call during school, the possibility does exist that the times she can make personal phone calls are few and far between.
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Undoubtedly. But that doesn't excuse it. Just as she has rules as to when she can make calls, her son has rules as to when he can receive them. I think it's a horrible lesson to say that it's okay to break rules because they are inconvenient. I see way too many parents do this, encourage their children to ignore rules for very selfish reasons. Is it any wonder the kid had no respect for the teacher if his mom is showing him that the rules don't apply to him?