Richard, out of curiosity, if the violation had occured the week prior to Regionals, or the week prior to State would you have requested an injunction against the school's penalty?
Mr. Mann:
Absolutely not! What would my child learn from that?
I must also add that "back in the day" I also served several out of school suspensions for my failure to keep my hands to myself. I was one of the smallest in my class and had difficulty when the larger students attempted their bullying tactics. Eventually the larger students realized there was going to be a battle and I was left alone.
My father and the Assistant Principal were golf buddies and dad finally convinced the Assistant Principal that despite the hard labor I endured out at the farm, I enjoyed it, and the swats from the Assistant Principal's old fraternity paddle with holes drilled in it, or in the alternative the football coach’s tennis shoe was far more beneficial.
If a student has not felt the tennis shoe sole across their bare bottom they do not know what they are missing, and my children have never felt the tennis shoe or the wooden paddle.
