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May 24, 2000 - 07:59 AM
Eagle Scout Suspended for 'weapons' in Car
The Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - An honors student and active Boy Scout has been suspended from his high school for having an ax, a pocketknife and a cellular phone in his car - objects banned from school property.
Brian Agnew, an Eagle Scout, was sent to the principal's office May 9 after school officials were tipped off to the items in his car.
Brian said he had used the ax the night before at a Boy Scout meeting, where he demonstrated the proper handling of scouting tools. In his car's glove box, there was a pocketknife his father gave him for advancing in scouting and a cell phone for emergencies.
The items are listed in the school's "Student Code of Conduct," which also stipulates that possession of such items results in an automatic 10-day suspension and transfer to an alternative school. An administrative panel then gave the teen-ager a long-term suspension for possession of the ax and knife.
Because the suspension will extend through the summer, Brian won't be able to go to Washington, D.C., with the high school band and perform at a White House Bicentennial celebration. He also might not be able to attend the Governor's Honors program at Valdosta State University this summer.
"My son has suffered enough. My family has suffered enough," said David Agnew, Brian's father. "My son is being offered as sacrifice on the altar of policy."
School officials said they can't afford to be flexible with their weapons policies.
"We have rules and regulations that are in print and we must abide by those guidelines," said Robert Gilbert, associate superintendent of schools.
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May 24, 2000 - 07:59 AM
Eagle Scout Suspended for 'weapons' in Car
The Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - An honors student and active Boy Scout has been suspended from his high school for having an ax, a pocketknife and a cellular phone in his car - objects banned from school property.
Brian Agnew, an Eagle Scout, was sent to the principal's office May 9 after school officials were tipped off to the items in his car.
Brian said he had used the ax the night before at a Boy Scout meeting, where he demonstrated the proper handling of scouting tools. In his car's glove box, there was a pocketknife his father gave him for advancing in scouting and a cell phone for emergencies.
The items are listed in the school's "Student Code of Conduct," which also stipulates that possession of such items results in an automatic 10-day suspension and transfer to an alternative school. An administrative panel then gave the teen-ager a long-term suspension for possession of the ax and knife.
Because the suspension will extend through the summer, Brian won't be able to go to Washington, D.C., with the high school band and perform at a White House Bicentennial celebration. He also might not be able to attend the Governor's Honors program at Valdosta State University this summer.
"My son has suffered enough. My family has suffered enough," said David Agnew, Brian's father. "My son is being offered as sacrifice on the altar of policy."
School officials said they can't afford to be flexible with their weapons policies.
"We have rules and regulations that are in print and we must abide by those guidelines," said Robert Gilbert, associate superintendent of schools.
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Slowpoke Rodrigo...he pack a gon...
"That which binds us together is infinitely greater than that on which we disagree" - Neal Knox
I'll see you at the TFL End Of Summer Meet!