what is the school going to do about this?

Question

My sister dicovered at lunch her new cell phone was missing and said she knows she had it when she went to 4th period which is the period right before lunch so when she got home I called her number and a black boy answered, I asked nicely who he was and told him it was my sisters cell phone and that he needs to return it and he hung up.

My little sister called the phone and she said it was either a boy named Jackson or Shane and when called up before her I heard a boy in the background say the name Jackson.

I called up again after my little sister did and lied and said their was a tracker on the phone and my mom can go online and see where the cell phone is weather it be on or off and if they did not take it to the office in the morning and tell the office they found it then my little sister would be talking to the school officer.

What exactly is the school going to do? My sister said she knows it is either this Shane guy or Jackon guy, she said the boy who answered sounds a lot like the two but could not figure out which one it was because both boys sound so much alike..I really beleive it was the Jackson guy because a boy said his name in the background.

Are they going to bring both the boys to the office and contact their parents?? My little sister is waiting for some of her friends to get home so they can all call it, they all know both these boys and this way she will have more backup saying that it was this Shane or Jackson guy.

I told my little sister to get her boyfriend to call the cell phone during 4th period tommorow, these kids can not be very bright seeing as they answered the cell phone and on top of it the phone says home calling when anyone from this house calls it.

It is just ridiculous and makes me so mad that kids are so selfish that they have to steal other peoples things, yes this may only be a $20 phone but that is not the point, they took something that did not belong to them and they were wrong for doing so.

My mom just got that cell for my sister about 3 weeks ago for her birthday, she said once she gets the cell back she is not aloud to use it anymore because obviously she is not resposible enough to have one. My sister was told not to brag around school she had it or give her number out yet within a week dozens of people new her number and everyone new she had a phone.

My sister did not have her phone out, it was in her purse

the cell phone is one you buy a card for so we can not just call up and have the phone cancelled

PC at my sisters school you are allowed to have phone and are allowed to cary them around but they must be turned off and YES what the child did was stealing.

Say he did find it then he should have taken it to the office right away and told them he found it but he did not, he kept it making it stealing.

When I was in middle school I found a pager on the bathroom floor and I took it right to the office, if I would have kept it then it would be stealing.

Answer 1

First of all, what difference does it make whether the boy is black, white or yellow?

Second of all, most of the schools in our county do not allow cell phones to be taken to school. Your mother should give the phone to your sister only when she is going someplace where a regular telephone service isn't available and cell phones are permitted to be used at all times. Cell phones are very costly. When she is at home the land line is free to use and wouldn't cost your parents or your sister to use them. In my opinion a cell phone is only necessary for children in an emergency or for their own protection when they are away from a land line. Your sister obviously does not respect your parents or their wishes. She needs to learn to respect not only people but the possessions that she owns. Especially when they were purchased by others. If your school does allow cell phones to be brought to the school, I'm sure they have specifically stated in the school rules that they are not responsible in any way if the cell phone is lost or stolen and that that responsibility is held solely by the student who brought it onto their premises. The school will probably not do anything to help your cause except make an attempt to check their lost and found.

Third of all, it sounds like the boys did not steal the phone but instead found it. The only way that you can actually accuse someone of stealing is if you have proof of that or a witness to the theft while it's taking place. If you had any kind of proof at all then you wouldn't be wasting time calling them back and forth trying to use voice indenification and friends calling to try to see whose voice is answering the phone. You would also have already went to the school yourself or to your parents with the proof that you have and the name of the criminal so that they could call the police and charge them immediately. Accusing someone without proof is a crime in itself -- Defamation of Character. The person that you are accusing without proof can legally sue your family for defamation of character, so unless you plan on having your parents pay for that bad choice as well I would watch what you say to other people. The fact that you have put it on the internet for all to see if a start to the proof that these boys need to get their case going. The person that is in the wrong was your sister for not taking care of for cell phone and for accusing people of a criminal act on hearsay and suspicion only. If anyone should be punished at all it should be your sister, for disobeying your parents and not taking care of her own things. Your sister needs to learn how to take instructions from her parents seriously. By bragging about having the phone and giving the number out when she was specially asked not to by your parents she has basically slapped your parents in the face. If I were your parents the phone would most definitely be taken away from her permanently (once it is found) and the cost of the phone, cancelling the cell phone service (if you have a plan on it) and the cost of any telephone call charges that come in on the next bill (if your parents have a plan and get a bill) should be deducted from your sister's allowance or paycheque until these costs are paid in full.

Fourth of all, if the boy who presently has the phone right now has any conscience or self respect he will drop the phone off in the lost and found tomorrow so that you can retrieve it. If he doesn't then I guess your sister will have learned a valuable lesson from this act of disrespecting your parent's wishes.

Fifth of all, if I were you I would call the telephone service immediately if she has a plan on the phone to let them know that the phone was lost (not stolen) so that any future calls made on the phone will not be charged to your parents. You are responsible for the calls that are made on that phone whether the phone is in your possession or not. That's the law. If she has a plan on the phone then report it lost immediately out of the little bit of respect that you have left for your parents at least. If it's a pay-as-you-go-card on the phone than I guess your sister or your parents are out that money and if your parents bought her the card then she owes that money to your parents too because of her carelessness.

I'm just afraid that if your sister doesn't start learning to listen to your parents rules and guidelines regarding property that she owns, then the next time she decides to ignore her parents and make bad choices she will end up pregnant at 16 years of age and then your parents will have to deal with her and their grandchildren.

My daughter was told not to take her IPOD to school and she chose not to listen to us either. She lost the IPOD the same day that she took it and has been paying the $250 back to us from her weekly allowance until it is paid for and she has been told that she will not be getting anything else electronic from us or her friends and family for one whole year because of the choice she made.

She complains that we should trust her but when we give her the chance time and time again to earn that trust back she goes and makes silly choices such as these. That only shows us she is irresponsible and is not worthy of our total trust just yet. She is a great kid and we love her very much but she still has a lot of growing up to do. It sounds like your sister does too.

Answer 2

I teach eighth grade English, and we've had some situations at our school similar to this. I can't speak for what the administration will do, but at our school, the suspected students would be called down to the office and asked about the incident, the parents of the two boys would be called, and the students' lockers would be searched. However, we have a policy about keeping cell phones in lockers, so the student who had the phone out would probably have gotten in a little bit of trouble, not as much as the students who took the phone would, though.

I know you're upset and frustrated, but school officials do have limitations on how they can handle things. A lot of schools today have an on-duty officer. Ours does, and although we have really great students, things happen from time to time, just like anywhere else. A lot of times if it's something serious, the on-duty officer handles the situation. Those kids stole your sister's phone, and stealing's a crime, so it's possible there could be charges filed against them for taking it as well.

I hope she gets her phone back, but more importantly, I hope whoever took it learns not to steal.

Answer 3

Tell your parents so they can turn the phone off. The more you call it and let them keep it the more of your parent's money they'll be wasting. Your parents may yell because the phone was stolen, but they'll be happier because you reported it before it became a really expensive mistake.

When my minutes go over what my plan allows, then its 49 cents a minute. Every time you, your sister and her friends call that phone you're using more minutes plus what those kids are using in the meantime.

Also, if you tell your parents who you think has the phone and why, then they can call those kids parents and possibly get the phone returned.

I'm not sure if the school can do anything, but you need to tell your parents

Answer 4

Why did she need a cell phone at all? There is no good reason for a student in grade school or in high school to need a cell phone . If there is an emergency your mom can call the school who knows exactly where she is supposed to be at all times. Your mom is right about her not being responsible enough if she handed out her number and was obviously using it during school? WHY? Yes, the school should punish the boys for theft if its proven. You now know why most schools forbid cells during school time, its all this nonsense that goes on and using them during school time.

Answer 5

Your mother should be asking these questions not you. Unless you take care of your siblings. Someone should go to the school, but chances are she's not going to get it back. I got one for my birthday too and I'd be very upset if someone took it. I just want to know how do you know he's black? That sounds a bit racist to me. But other than that, I'm sorry your sister lost her phone. Maybe someone can contact his parents??

Answer 6

Your sister aught to watch after her things rather than leaving them where Shane Jackson could ever get ahold of them because it is not the schools responsibility to keep up after her stuff or make up for or do anything about theft!

Answer 7

Why isn't your mom going to the school administration and asking them about handling the fact that someone has stolen personal property?

Answer 8

nothing.