arguing with school administrators

[squeeg22]

Just curious . . . If they have no proof you did anything, how did you get implicated in the first place??? Did they pull your name out of a hat and get lucky? I'm guessing they can link you to the prank somehow.

Secondly, what is your record at the school? Are you a troublemaker? Straight A student without a blemish? This will heavily factor into their decision.

Thirdly, what types of students were the other people involved? If they were troublemakers, the faculty is probably just trying to pin this on them, but can only do so through you.

From my experience talking to school administrators (I actually had a conversation with a dean last night regarding a school prank that was pulled last week), they hate this time of the year. If they let one group of seniors get away with a prank, that opens them up to each subsequent class trying to one-up them, all while expecting some sort of leniency. They need some way of keeping the pranks to a minimum. Your prank was relatively harmless, but as you stated you knew the consequences.

Edit: typos

 

[AZGamer]

Totally random - I settled with a private school. Get a good attorney if you have a case or not

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: squeeg22
My advice . . . Hire an Al Pacino impersonator and have him do the "Scent of a Woman" final scene about integrity.

[Pacino] . . . I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place. [/Pacino]

HOOAAHHHHH!!

 

[DrPizza]

Personally, I wouldn't have found this to be that bad of a prank, if as described, it was just one poster that was quickly and easily cut down.

And, I have no fear of one-upmanship when it comes to practical jokes... the better the practical joke, the better. I hope each class DOES try to outdo the previous class. (I'm a teacher)

However, I tell students that there are a few simple rules for practical jokes:
1. No laws broken.
2. No one's health jeopardized; no one put in harms way; no risk of property damage
3. Cannot cause a hardship to anyone. ie. can't cause 6 hours of work for the janitors. Can't cause undue embarassment for an individual or group.
4. must be creative.
5. I forgot what 5 was.

Recently, a group of kids:
a. stole a set of keys to the school
b. "broke into" the school, disarmed the alarm system
c. brought in a 16 foot boat
d. damaged the doorway while trying to bring it into the school
e. left it in the hallway.
BAD BAD BAD. Broke rules 1 and 2

Now, if they had managed to sneak the boat into the school at the loading dock while the janitor was at lunch, and manage to sneak it into the pool, causing no damage along the way... that'd have been great! But, just leaving it in the middle of the hallway? Dumb.

 

[qaa541]

Originally posted by: Hammer
easiest way is to have your lawyer present

Or at least threaten litigation!