Dad calls from Iraq, son gets suspended

Actually, we live away from the military installations--My 12yo daughter has a cell phone and my husband has the younger daughter's teacher's phone--he can call anytime, they have no problem with this. The teacher actually gave me her number for this purpose, I never asked for it. They have been wonderful, thankfully common sense lapses are not everywhere

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I wrote her and appreciate you giving me the address! We are military and I just can't believe there are still people like this out there! My husband has served in several overseas tours, I can't tell you how much those phone calls mean to both sides of the line. GOD BLESS AMERICA and GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!!!

Thanks, I sent her a letter of support.

'Jerky schools LATELY'??...These government run schools have been this way for years....I'm surprised you just noticed. What do you expect when you allow the government to take control over your children?

Can the parent (s) get hold of the school assistant principal that the father had contacted about his need to call the kid (s) during he day because of the time difference? And if that assistant principal did not do anything to intervene in favor of the father's request, that official should be suspended and without pay. Unbelievable.

smarten up will you!!!!!!!!!!!! If a 2 minute phone call is the only interuption this kid gets in school he is way ahead of the game. Get your head out of the sand, these kids are text messaging up to 1000 times a day to their friends! And talking about God only knows what. A call from a parent and the kid actually answers? Have at it kids

My husband has been deployed for 14 months now. There are people who have no idea how extremely difficult it is until you have lived through it. I don't agree that kids should have cell phones. However, if that is the only time that my husband can talk to the kids then so be it. The phone calls are short in duration. If this is what these kids need then give it to them. It isn't like my husband can put the war on hold to schedule a call. He can't tell the taliban to hold their fire in order to call home. You don't have to agree with the war, but at least support our soldiers fighting for your freedom.

To Chris... There is a diffrence in a parent being in the SWAT team and a parent being in Iraq! The kids get to see the parent in the SWAT every day but the parent that is in Iraq does not get to see his family! Think about this... It is awful that the school did what they did, my prayers go out to the family and every person that it is affected by the war! Chris, have compassion!!!!!!

i do believe the article said the boy answered the phone as he was walking out of class, not during class. have a heart

As soon as the police are working for 8 month shifts, they can call during school hours. And when the international business traveler is saving lives and being shot at while they are working, then they can call their kids at school too. You are a nit-wit. It was ONE phone call that was PRE-ARRANGED. Let it go...

Sorry, but comparing Military to cops, just isnt the same. These children do not get to see their parents 12-15 months out of the year, yes thats the typical Army deployment. Unless you are married to a solider, or are one yourself, you can never get what we have to go through as a community and how our children suffer everyday. To take a simple phone call away from a child whos father is deployed and very well could get killed on any given day is despicable. Who knows when he could have called again or what he was about to go into? When you live in a military community, you take all of these things into consideration and you never take anything for granted. Obviously the teacher and administration are incredibly ignorant. Obviously they do not live in or have a loved one in the military. This is terrible. People will not stand for it.

Too bad being a military kid didn't give you a heart or smarts. War is more harder on the kids. I don't think kids should have cell phones in school either but that is progress. I do think the school was plain stupid for suspending the kid for answering a call from his dad in Iraq. I can think of hundreds more reasons why a kid should be suspended that would be more of a reason than this, like being a bully but they don't. Can you imagine that if this kids dad was blown up after he tried to call his kid and no answer , the kid would harbor such hate and may become the next campus sniper. What was the hard, the only thing I can see coming out of the phone call is that the kid is forming more of a bond, the dad talking with his son whom he loves so much to help him endure and have strength to go on another day to fight for your freedom.I think some forget what the men and women are sacraficing for our freedom. I say let any child recieve a call from mom, dad, brother, or sister who is deployed. It can make a big difference.

I understand what you are trying to say chris but as a child of the military from the past I can tell you it would have been great to have those calls from my father when he was found after missing for 18 months and you better bet i would have risked any punishment for that call. and to be honest, i feel the problem here is that the school went to far!! and I fully agree with everyone when they say this assistant principle should stand up for this kid and his family. maybe we should get their email and let them know what we think of a coward who will not come forward with an explanation