Treyvon Martin issue is starting to irritate the hell out of me

National Sheriff's Association Releases Statement on Florida Neighborhood Watch Tragedy

NSA has no information indicating the community has ever even registered with the program.

"The alleged action of a "self-appointed neighborhood watchman" last month in Sanford, FL significantly contradicts the principles of the Neighborhood Watch Program," stated NSA Executive Director Aaron D. Kennard, Sheriff (ret.). "NSA has no information indicating the community where the incident occurred has ever even registered with the NSA Neighborhood Watch program."

“The Neighborhood Watch Program fosters collaboration and cooperation with the community and local law enforcement by encouraging citizens to be aware of what is going on in their communities and contact law enforcement if they suspect something - NOT take the law in their own hands," continued Executive Director Kennard. "The alleged participant ignored everything the Neighborhood Watch Program stands for and it resulted in a young man losing his life. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Trayvon Martin during this terrible time."
 
Quote from gwb-trading:

I know you are very off base regarding suspension policies at schools in this "zero tolerance" era. If you are tardy multiple times, then 5 days suspension is a common punishment at school systems across the U.S. including Florida. Please note that his suspension was for 5 days and not 10.

If you are selling drugs or caught with drugs on campus then you are expelled and prosecuted by the law. There is no suspension for drugs.

If you you are fighting, the first time punishment is a 10 day suspension minimum for all people involved in the fist fight. If you used a weapon you are expelled. If you are caught fighting a second time then you are expelled.

If you are going to discuss this case then you should be using the facts instead of creating fabricated information.

P.S. - Most schools do not do detention or in-school suspension anymore, there is no funding to have a teacher sit in a room to babysit a bunch on students being punished & not educated.

P.S.S - Trayvon's death certificate listed his weight at 150, and he was on the A/B Honor Roll (GPA >= 3.5) for the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic years according to the list of students published after the school year in the local paper.
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Thanks GWB, some of these guys just make stuff up as they go along.
 
Slain teen's friends say he never picked a fight

'Martin's parents kept a close eye on him, but they didn't have to be too strict, since he stayed out of trouble, Collins said. However, he had recently been suspended from school for five days for tardiness, his English teacher, Michelle Kypriss, told the Orlando Sentinel.'

'Martin's father was not happy and grounded the teen for the duration of the suspension.'

'Martin was tall and lanky - only 140 pounds, according to the family's attorney - and his nickname was "Slimm."'
 
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I P.S. - Most schools do not do detention or in-school suspension anymore, there is no funding to have a teacher sit in a room to babysit a bunch of students being punished & not educated.
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Our school district (upscale suburban district) has in school detention, this consists of either morning, lunch, or after school detentions. In school suspension are common, school work is brought into a study hall class and students spend the day in the same room.

Out of school suspensions, usually 3 days or longer, students are bussed to another school building off campus which primarily is used for suspensions for many school districts.

Pretty much the NY law says students who are suspended must have a tutor or some form of continuing education during suspension.
 
Quote from Mav88:

Black leaders are trying to emphasize Zimmerman is white, while his own family says he is hispanic. Note the pains blacks are going through to emphasize his whiteness, this shows you where the real racism is these days.

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This should be interesting how this plays out. Obama might lose the Hispanic vote.
 
Quote from nutmeg:

This should be interesting how this plays out. Obama might lose the Hispanic vote.
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Only the Hispanic's who have murdered a black teenager, he might have a tough time with that demographic.
 
Quote from nutmeg:

Our school district (upscale suburban district) has in school detention, this consists of either morning, lunch, or after school detentions. In school suspension are common, school work is brought into a study hall class and students spend the day in the same room.

Out of school suspensions, usually 3 days or longer, students are bussed to another school building off campus which primarily is used for suspensions for many school districts.

Pretty much the NY law says students who are suspended must have a tutor or some form of continuing education during suspension.
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School systems in New York suburbs have the advantage that they are usually well-funded by local property tax assessment votes each year for the school district budget. I live in North Carolina, which like many other states in the U.S., there is a state-funded public school system. The schools are chronically underfunded; we do not have the ability to fund the school systems operational expenses via a local vote using our property taxes. Teacher salaries rank at 46th in the nation here. Fortunately I live in one of the few counties in North Carolina which is considered 'good' for education (Wake County near RTP). Good in North Carolina means our test scores barely are above the national averages. The rest of the state is dismal except some areas around major cities like Charlotte.

Florida is similar to North Carolina with state-controlled school funding, but has some measure of local county property tax operational funding mixed in (in some counties only).

We do not have any requirement to educate students who get suspended. They get zeros on all tests, quizzes, and assignments while they are suspended. Many ill-behaved students simply view it as a vacation.

The well-funded public school system that I went to 30+ years ago in Nassau County, Long Island still uses in-school suspensions/detentions. However this is becoming a rarity in most states due to budget constraints.
 
Following up on the admission yesterday that the local Sanford police spent zero minutes on the Treyvon Martin case beyond the day the shooting occurred, interviewed no further witnesses, took no action, and sent no documents to the DAs office (that's some fine investigating, boys). -- come today's gem

Trayvon Martin in morgue 3 days as 'John Doe' after mom reported him missing

'The family said officers didn’t bother to ask neighbors if they recognized Trayvon, who had been staying with his father who lives in the neighborhood where he was shot.'

'Police reportedly had Trayvon’s cellphone in their possession yet they alledgedly made no attempts to call his friends or family whose numbers could have been retrieved from his phone.'
 
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