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Post by gatormom on Sept 27, 2008 17:16:09 GMT -5
Two teens charged in Waubonsie Valley fight www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=238520Justin Kmitch Daily Herald Staff 9/26/2008 5:35 PM Two teens from Aurora have been charged in connection with a Thursday afternoon altercation at Waubonsie Valley High School in which authorities say one threatened a teacher and the other fought with police. William A. Jackson, 17, of the 1200 block of Andover Circle, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, disarming a police officer and criminal damage to state supported property about 1:45 p.m. Thursday after an incident at the Aurora high school. Just a half-hour earlier, a 15-year-old male was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for threatening a teacher, authorities said. Police said Jackson, angry about the younger teen's arrest, began arguing with the school resource officer and attempted to free the youth from the transportation van destined for the police department so the teen could be processed. When the officer went to arrest Jackson, police said a fight ensued, during which Jackson tried repeatedly to grab the officer's gun, eventually unlatching the safety on the officer's holster. As the two were fighting, they fell against the van, causing about $500 damage before the officer driving the vehicle was able to gain control of Jackson, who had to be pepper sprayed. Jackson and one of the officers were treated at the scene for effects from pepper spray. The school resource officer was treated for scratches and cuts by the school nurse. Waubonsie Valley Principal Kristine Marchiando denied any such event occurred when asked Thursday. On Friday, after police confirmed the incident, Marchiando declined to comment.
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Post by chicoryowl on Sept 27, 2008 18:27:31 GMT -5
Would I be correct to assume that these two will be expelled? Or is there a different protocol to follow?
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Post by gman413 on Sept 27, 2008 18:48:43 GMT -5
Not sure...is there a zero tolerance policy for resisting arrest or assaulting an officer ;D
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Post by gman413 on Sept 27, 2008 18:50:16 GMT -5
BTW, what totally cracks me up is the Google ads at the top of this page that are completely based on the content of the initial post/article. I LOVE artificial intelligence & Big Brother!
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Post by gatormom on Sept 27, 2008 18:51:29 GMT -5
Would I be correct to assume that these two will be expelled? Or is there a different protocol to follow? Don't know what the protocol for the younger one would be but I can't imagine letting either one back into the school. The older one should be charged as an adult and probably won't get out of jail in time for graduation. This is making me angry. Second time in a week when serious fighting breaks out at Waubonsie. The district needs to let us know what they are doing to ensure the safety of our kids.
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Post by justvote on Sept 27, 2008 19:21:34 GMT -5
Would I be correct to assume that these two will be expelled? Or is there a different protocol to follow? Don't know what the protocol for the younger one would be but I can't imagine letting either one back into the school. The older one should be charged as an adult and probably won't get out of jail in time for graduation. This is making me angry. Second time in a week when serious fighting breaks out at Waubonsie. The district needs to let us know what they are doing to ensure the safety of our kids. Since the principal has denied that the incident even occurred, this doesn't bode well to the question "what are they doing to ensure safety?". Is this how the new principal handles difficult situations? Let's just deny it ever happened and hope that nobody notices? Poor decision on her part.
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Post by gatormom on Sept 27, 2008 20:10:37 GMT -5
Don't know what the protocol for the younger one would be but I can't imagine letting either one back into the school. The older one should be charged as an adult and probably won't get out of jail in time for graduation. This is making me angry. Second time in a week when serious fighting breaks out at Waubonsie. The district needs to let us know what they are doing to ensure the safety of our kids. Since the principal has denied that the incident even occurred, this doesn't bode well to the question "what are they doing to ensure safety?". Is this how the new principal handles difficult situations? Let's just deny it ever happened and hope that nobody notices? Poor decision on her part. Well in her defense, I don't think she can say anything to the press about these sort of things. Poor choice of words, probably should have said something like "I cannot comment on any incident involving students " and then directed them to the district office. So far, unimpressed with this new principal. She certainly cannot control the actions of a handful of kids but something needs to be said to the families sending children to Waubonsie. Again, this is not the Waubonsie I know. Time to clean some lockers out.
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Post by wvhsparent on Sept 27, 2008 20:41:45 GMT -5
Does seem like a very poor choice of words....... Problem is these things happen at schools all the time....I know, I've handled them before too.
Right now WVHS is under a microscope...so everything gets super maginfied.......I think it's fairly certain, that neither will ever be allowed to step foot on WVHS property again.
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Post by chicoryowl on Sept 27, 2008 20:55:08 GMT -5
BTW, what totally cracks me up is the Google ads at the top of this page that are completely based on the content of the initial post/article. I LOVE artificial intelligence & Big Brother! Mine said "School For Troubled Teens." I guess it would be a little forward of me to pass it along to anybody for them.
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Post by majorianthrax on Sept 27, 2008 23:04:22 GMT -5
Does seem like a very poor choice of words....... Problem is these things happen at schools all the time....I know, I've handled them before too. Right now WVHS is under a microscope...so everything gets super maginfied.......I think it's fairly certain, that neither will ever be allowed to step foot on WVHS property again. Under a microscope is an understatement. This will be more fuel for the anti WV crowd. Funny how the things that go on at NV are never mentioned.
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Post by asmodeus on Sept 27, 2008 23:07:49 GMT -5
The punk was unarmed -- what could the school have done?
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Post by asmodeus on Sept 27, 2008 23:09:14 GMT -5
I take it you have examples of similarly violent acts against police officers occurring at NV?
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Post by eb204 on Sept 27, 2008 23:16:56 GMT -5
The punk was unarmed -- what could the school have done? Sure the student was unarmed, but the fact that he was able to unlatch the safety on an officer's holster while on school property is a bit unsettling. I agree, it's not like the school let him onto the property with a gun, knife or other weapon, but this did happen on school property and several people could have been seriously hurt or even killed if that gun had found its way into this kid's hands.
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Post by gatormom on Sept 27, 2008 23:23:44 GMT -5
The punk was unarmed -- what could the school have done? Sure the student was unarmed, but the fact that he was able to unlatch the safety on an officer's holster while on school property is a bit unsettling. I agree, it's not like the school let him onto the property with a gun, knife or other weapon, but this did happen on school property and several people could have been seriously hurt or even killed if that gun had found its way into this kid's hands. But Asmodeus has a point. Not much the school could have done before the incident occurred. On the other hand, two high profile incidents is concerning.
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Post by eb204 on Sept 27, 2008 23:41:35 GMT -5
Sure the student was unarmed, but the fact that he was able to unlatch the safety on an officer's holster while on school property is a bit unsettling. I agree, it's not like the school let him onto the property with a gun, knife or other weapon, but this did happen on school property and several people could have been seriously hurt or even killed if that gun had found its way into this kid's hands. But Asmodeus has a point. Not much the school could have done before the incident occurred. On the other hand, two high profile incidents is concerning. I agreed with his point. No one probably expected anything like this to happen...possibly not even the students who were arrested. Not much more school officials could do after even after the fight(s) broke out but call the police. What happened once the police got there is between the student and the police at that point. I guess what I am concerned is that it happened at this event where many people could have been hurt. That and the fact the the principal denied it. I'm hoping that it was a bad choice of words and she really meant that she couldn't comment on it. But who knows? Again, if it's a police issue at that point, she may have been asked not to issue any statements regarding the arrest. But to deny it? That's just wrong.
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