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6. We got in trouble for this when I was in high school, and we were severely punished...

Sun May 19, 2013, 03:52 PM

May 2013

by having to spend lunch hours scraping gum off the underside of desks and tables.

What the hell has happened in this country?

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High school students arrested for throwing water balloons at school [View all] dixiegrrrrl May 2013 OP

I am very concerned about the increased racism in this country dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #3

Hire more black cops for these troubled schools marshall May 2013 #7

All hail the police state! davidn3600 May 2013 #2

That's typical cop behavior nowadays. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #4

To be fair, Aerows May 2013 #28

They called that detention. madinmaryland May 2013 #10

they absolutely deserved to be arrested dsc May 2013 #8

Good follow up...thank you. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #16

Anytime. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #20

I worked for that school system dsc May 2013 #19

I agree no one should be slammed dsc May 2013 #23

I am more skepitcal sadly of the school system dsc May 2013 #25

Oh, that means they were weapons Yo_Mama May 2013 #15

You want cops in schools? Here's cops in schools NightWatcher May 2013 #18

Sounds like something that would happen at my school.... PennsylvaniaMatt May 2013 #21

I see Daninmo May 2013 #27