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Updated: 11:15 AM Feb 12, 2009
Courtroom Battle After School Fight
A mother suing a local county school board takes her fight to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Wednesday.
Posted: 4:55 AM Feb 11, 2009Reporter: Heather King |
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A mother suing a local county school board presented her case to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Wednesday.
Revondia Harvey-Barrow is suing the Beaufort County Board of Education. Harvey-Barrow says her daughter, Viktoria King, was unfairly suspended for 365 days from enrolling in any school in North Carolina.
Southside High School in Chocowinity punished the teen and other girls after a fight there in January 2008. Harvey-Barrow says it was unfair that her daughter, whom she says did not start the fight, was suspended for a full year, while others were allowed to return to Southside or go to alternative schools.
We are told the three-judge panel who heard the case Wednesday will now deliberate, and a decision will be announced within 90 days.
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It's crazy that the child was kicked for an entire year, for one fight. Kids are going to be kids. Not that it's o.k. for the to fight in school or any other place. That was a really harsh penalty. I personally think that the school system is setting these children up for failure. If the school system gives up on the youth, some of the children will have nobody to turn to. For the love of Jesus they're children. Some of us adults have done much worst, but just didn't get caught. God is forgiven. Who are we not to forgive? Judge not lest you be judged. I pray for her family and for the system. We (all) make mistakes. Give her another chance.
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to: tad jamesville, if there's 5 children , then you can bet there's at least 5 different dads . Maybe if she called obamma she can get her unruly child a BAILOUT !
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I have to say that when the schools enforced the old "discipline" none of this actually ever happened; sure there would be an occasional fight, but nothing like this. Get over it, and hold you kids accountable for their actions. And as far as race, we whites want to get along with you, but you blacks are the most prejudice people on God's earth. When our schools were seperate we did not have these problems; you always have to blame white folks for all your problems..get a life!
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