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BMTSoulja......   Too many post to try to quote, so here it goes....   1.  You were a good kid....Most/all of my friends drank at some point. We had strict parents so we had to be sober by our curfew which was I think 10:30PM or 11PM. So, we didn't get smashed.   2. I got lucky on this....I guessed 70% based on my experience when I was a kid in the 80's.....well, I should buy a lottery ticket today because look what I found,   "By age 18, more than 70 percent of teens have had at least one drink. [Hidden Content]   3.  And I said if my child was a problem child, repeat offender, then I probably would get the police involved.....but if this was the first time I caught him drinking and it was his senior prom.....no way would I turn him in. I would give him a second chance...   4.  BMTSoulja.......Do you have a child?

  they have a right to remain silent.....   If this were something bigger than underage drinking on prom night, I may be more outraged, but it's not. Underage kids drank and no one was killed.....I would say it ended up a good night. My senior year I drove home from the beach drunk....with 3 other kids......in a 65 Mustang doing 80-90 down the old beach road....I'm lucky to be alive.....So when I see a senior class renting a bus to avoid drunk driving, although it may be wrong, and I personally would never let my son on that bus, I'm not going to get all shook up about it. Lives were probably saved.

  Am I down playing it YES! My point with mentioning Lumberton was to show that it is a common thing to do. I would guess 70% of High Schoolers have drank (at least one) with or without parents knowledge.   Do I agree with it....NO   Would I punish my Son if he had been on that bus.....YES   Would I bring him to the police and turn him in.....NO   I would handle it at home......like most parents would.  Now if he was a problem kid and this was not the first time he was in trouble....then a police lesson may be needed......but I would have to be in that situation to honestly answer.

  So you never drank underage? You were a better kid than me.....

Sweet!

  Would you cooperate?

  My favorite was what if I drive into a lake or canal.......

  When I worked for the Ambulance service we did not wear our seatbelts until right before I left......I knew cops that would not wear them......I heard all kind of excuses why.....wanted to be able to "escape"   Same thing when drinking.......except you get brave after a few drinks.......

  What is fishy? Lumberton had the same issue and nothing happened to those students. The news is reporting it.....This is not like cheating, a sex crime, stealing money, etc.....this is a bus load of seniors drinking. This has been going on for YEARS.....My senior year we drove to the beach, drank underage, got caught by the cops (who made us pour it out) and we drove home....We were being STUPID driving.....at least these seniors had the sense to get a bus.

Gut feeling.....I think it takes more than 2 people to steal 4 million.....also, working at a bank,I know what information is required to wire money......someone worried about getting caught would figure out another way to get to his account.....unless he is that stupid.....and I don't think he is.

Gut feeling.....I think it takes more than 2 people to steal 4 million.....also, working at a bank,I know what information is required to wire money......someone worried about getting caught would figure out another way to get to his account.....unless he is that stupid.....and I don't think he is.

  you may be right....I don't know enough about the details.....

  It is being served and they both got deals........   Wonder what they had to say to get those deals?

  I don't think so. Is he involved in the day to day activity of the school district? If he did find things not running right(not necessarily illegal), could he do something about it? I'm all about holding everyone involved and/or managing the district responsible, but not someone that could not get the information or even make a decision.

  It appears more than some......but I agree as does the TEA that the oversight was not good.

  Maybe.....maybe not......   I know of at least 4 million gone proven during and after......   When you take over a business/District, part of your job is to find issues and correct them......   I'm not saying he knowingly did anything wrong.....just pointing out some things

  I'm on the right side, and I'm not all in on the Rancher.....   I am a firm believer in follow the law or change it.....   The government will/have place a lien on his land for what they are owed......he or someone will pay it back with interest......   Did the government handle it right?  Nope

  Death is a tough thing period...when someone dies each day in an accident, they did not wake up thinking this would be their last day......... .hopefully it will make the people participating think.....

  Is it race or difference in opinion?   Why do two people seem to vote one way and 5 the other ?   Could it be races voting with each other to stay as one ?   Could it all be just coincidence and like minds and opinions are voting together?   If it is race, who do you blame....all of them....just the two....or just the five?   I'm starting to sound like Bluedove.....making you think....

    You have to give Ozensfinest credit for loyalty....He is going down with the ship no matter what!!

    and he may not be.....   but I have a feeling this mess is far from over

Board vice president Janice Brassard said last week that trustees and Superintendent Timothy Chargois are being punished for Thomas' mistakes.   And the BLAME game continues       [Hidden Content]

  Reminds me of The Little Engine that could......I think I can I think I can I think I can........

  I'm not sure if they hired her or called her in to work a different job not teaching kids.....   They let her work.....so, they did not  discriminate  (as far as I can tell).....but just not around kids (supporting some of the parents)......pretty smart move I think....

Well.....tonight they said she/he could report back to work on Tuesday.....just not as a substitute......so, This should get interesting