Is this right?

I herd a story of a high school kid who was caught drinking. Now the judge dismissed the underage drinking charge. Even though he did the school still has decided to administer a punishment.If the law dismisses a charge how does the school have right to do so? In the eyes of the law he did nothing, so how can the school say he did something?

I herd a story of a high school kid who was caught drinking. Now the judge dismissed the underage drinking charge. Even though he did the school still has decided to administer a punishment.If the law dismisses a charge how does the school have right to do so? In the eyes of the law he did nothing, so how can the school say he did something?

SAURON221

The judge deciding to no prosecute the kid does not mean he suddenly didn't do the crime. The school has every right to take appropriate action.

I agree ^

I suspect you're mistaking an absence of a guilty verdict as a declaration of innocence. The two are NOT equivalent.

Well not everything you did wrong at school has to be against the law. or else you could be thrown into jail for being late to class too many times. School rules stop disruptive and innapropriate behavior that is out of reach of the law. it is to make a safe learning atmosphere.

In the eyes of the law he did nothing, so how can the school say he did something?

SAURON221

A school can't punish him legally unless he was caught drinking AT SCHOOL.Y2Jfan23

The only thing that seems strange to me is the only reason the school knows is because of the legal system. In which I mean they are aware of it because he had to go to court. If it is dropped in court then in my opinion it should be drooped for school cause nothing was ever proved in my opinion.

The judge deciding to no prosecute the kid does not mean he suddenly didn't do the crime. The school has every right to take appropriate action.

Pirate700

exactly hes only released from all further liablities and punishments of a crime if hes prosecuted and found not guilty, having the charges dropped doesnt hold the same power

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The judge deciding to no prosecute the kid does not mean he suddenly didn't do the crime. The school has every right to take appropriate action.

cornholio157

exactly hes only released from all further liablities and punishments of a crime if hes prosecuted and found not guilty, having the charges dropped doesnt hold the same power