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Re:Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment... by 5555624 on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @04:09AM (#5636976)
> She's obviously a "good" kid, and the cops and admin know it.

The school officials might know it, but I'm not so sure about the cops. It seems she was expelled due to the school system's zero tolerance policy. What about the felony charges? That was a separate decision by the cops or the District Attorney. I doubt violating a school policy requires the filing of criminal charges.

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Re:Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment... by 67726e on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @09:04AM (#5637614)
Well, any school administrator can level charges against you if they see fit. I once had a charge of "Disturbing Schools" for telling a vice principal to "piss off" (albeit with more vulgar wording) in her office.

Most school administrators, in my experience at least, seem to be zealots and jump at the chance to put students "in their place".

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