#410 Do Not Strip Search High School Students

Okay, the headline, Quebec teachers strip search students during math exam, is slightly misleading. None of the students were strip searched during the taking of the math exam. 

But the 28 students in the class were told to put their cellphones on the teacher's desk for the test so there'd be less overt cheating. But one cellphone was missing so the genius teachers decided to strip search everyone to find it. Yes, teachers in a high school made their students remove their clothing so they could ascertain whether or not one was holding a contraband cellphone.

All of them. The article does not say whether the illegal phone was found but it seems safe to presume not. So these teachers violated the privacy and dignity of 28 students without cause or authority and still failed to find the phone. 

I hope that the teachers and the school district have good lawyers because I'd absolutely file a lawsuit against them on as many possible avenues as possible.

The principal of the school, walking that fine line, said the teachers acted outside of the bounds of protocol but there hadn't been any disciplinary actions as of yet against these teachers who made 28 students disrobe. Which is, of course, ridiculous. The teachers should be on administrative leave at the very least and should be facing criminal charges potentially (something about child pornography I'd imagine).

Here's a great way to figure out if the school's response is acceptable. Remove the word teacher from the article and then see how it goes. "Quebecois strip search students during math exam." Yep, I'd still investigate and prosecute the holy shit out of them still.

The operative here isn't the teachers involved, it's the fact that 28 young people's privacy and right to dignity was taken from them by some fools with power trips and no common sense who just happened to be teachers.

Rule #410 is Do Not Strip Search High School Students

#354 Don't Cheer Your Daughter On in a Gang Fight

Mother of the Year!

Cops and Courts, Sept. 19, 2011: Mom cheered on daughter in gang fight, police say

Maribel Ibarra Rivas is today's winner of the How To Be a Terrible Parent Award! Her prize is going to be some jail time, hopefully the loss of her children and a powerful whack upside the head with some common sense.

This mother is 41 years old but was there to cheer her daughter on in a gang fight while yelling gang slogans. She is then seen pulling her daughter off the other girl as if she's a concerned parent or something.

I hope getting arrested and outed for being an atrociously terrible parent, spending the weekend in jail on $25,000 bail and, hopefully, doing some jail time for inciting gang violence was worth it, Maribel.

And please, please, please, no more children for you. You've already demonstrated an appalling lack of ability to care for the one's have already made.

Rule #354 is Don't Cheer Your Daughter On in a Gang Fight

Update: The mom of the year candidate is now facing deportation.

2nd Update: She has avoided deportation but this fine parent did get a 120 day vacation courtesy of the county. I find it rather curious that her family and friends quoted say that she is anti-gang and tells her kids to stay clear of them. And yet she shouted gang names during the fight? Methinks they also think her poo smells like flowers too.