Eeeww. It's gross, but is it battery?
A high school student who vomited on his Spanish teacher has been charged with battery against a school official. The misdemeanor charge was filed Monday against the Olathe Northwest High School student. The 17-year-old was charged as a juvenile and his name was not released.Prosecutors said the vomiting was intentional, and the teacher, David Young, called the act "outrageous." "I think a message is being sent by both the school district and the district attorney that this behavior will not be tolerated," Young said.
Guess what the ol' technicolor yawn is being blamed on?
The student's father said his son told him he did not mean to throw up on the teacher but had been made uncontrollably ill by the stress of final exams.
Bad enough exams get the blame for cheating, tears, etc.; now they're getting blamed for assualt with a deadly spew as well.
The father said the district expelled his son and recommended he enroll in an alternative school in the fall.
They have special alternative schools in Kansas for students who are weak of stomach? Who knew? And is zero tolerance for hurling really in the rulebooks?
Posted by kswygert at June 15, 2005 11:30 AM