This has to be the height of stupidity and insensitivity!

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Dear Members

I know this is 'off topic' but you just have to read the letter I found in one

of the google groups I am a member of.

Its totally outrageous!, can you imagine that you father is in the army working

on the front lines in a war, then

the school where his children are, do something like this...READ the letter

below, you will be SHOCKED!

I think everyone should write to the school, and give them a piece of their

minds (as I have done).

Regards

Graham

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READ THIS!

Message: school suspends soldier's child for taking call dad's from Iraq

Published Today at 9:35 p.m. Parent Dish

by Sinasohn

Apr 16th 2008

Master Sgt. Hill is serving his country in Iraq, a long way away from his

beloved sons back in Texas. Luckily, these days, we have the means for people on

opposite sides of the planet to talk to each other in real time, almost without

regard to where they actually are. We have cell phones.

Unfortunately, the only time Hill could call his son was during the

school day -- a time when students are generally forbidden from using their cell

phones. It would seem, however, that this situation would count as extraordinary

circumstances and an exception could be made, but administrators disagree.

was suspended for taking the call.

" He called me during class, because that's the only time that he could, "

said. " I answered the call as I was walking out of class. The teacher followed

me out and said, 'Oh what are you doing?' I said my dad was calling from Iraq,

and I know he needs to talk to me. " was sent to the office and given a

two-day suspension.

The odd part is that the father had apparently made an arrangement in advance

with the assistant principal to allow his sons to receive calls from him. " He

had spoken with Mr. Fletcher, " said Pat Hill, the boys' mother. " He thought

there was an agreement understood that if he called either or at

school, that everything was fine. "

" If this would have been the last phone call from my husband, and he's in

trouble for it and then has to deal with something happening to his dad that

would be even harder, " Mrs. Hill added. " These schools have to stop and realize,

especially when you are in a military community, we support our soldiers, we

support our troops. What about them when they are in Iraq trying to reach their

family? "

Mrs. Hill is trying to get the suspension removed from her son's record, but the

school says the matter is closed. Whether or not you support the United States'

actions overseas, you've got to understand that the soldiers are doing their job

and that they and their families are still people -- people who care very much

about each other and have a need to stay in contact. It seems to me that the

school could be more understanding on that point.Let Copras Cove high School

know what Veterans and Patriotic Americans think about their ignorant " rules. "

And that we would like to see " the matter reopened " so that there is not a

suspension on 's school record!

Copperas CoveHigh School

400 S. 25th Street

Copperas Cove, Tx, 76522

Phone: 254- 547-2534

Fax 254- 547-9870

Click below to E-mail

Dr. Carol Saxenian- Principal saxenianc@...

Jimmy Shuck- Associate Principal jimmy@...

Fletcher- Assistant Principal fletcherr@...

Genie Jhingoor- Assistant Principal jhingoorg@...

Kostroun- Assistant Principal kostrounc@...

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL PATRIOTS! Call or E-Mail the above, Tell them to take

the suspension OFF of Hill's records!Please take a fee minutes to

contact these poor misguided educators.