Comments on: Reason 541 to HomeSchool: Your Kid Won’t Go To Court for Forgetting His Lunch Money http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/ I can't believe that came from your mouth! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:08:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80500 Pat Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:39:02 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80500 Thanks Blogger. I guess with teacher rape going on and embezzlement by the cafeteria workers, it is little wonder why the school board needs a PR person, huh? Talking about throwing a person to the wolves. Thanks Blogger. I guess with teacher rape going on and embezzlement by the cafeteria workers, it is little wonder why the school board needs a PR person, huh? Talking about throwing a person to the wolves.

]]> By: blogger066 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80498 blogger066 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:08:58 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80498 Jeremy Johnson began his employment with the Sumner County School system on January 7, 2008. This can be verified by calling 615-451-5200. Don't shoot the messenger. Jeremy Johnson began his employment with the Sumner County School system on January 7, 2008. This can be verified by calling 615-451-5200. Don’t shoot the messenger.

]]> By: Pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80480 Pat Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:12:19 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80480 Matthew, Unless you want to provide any links to a police report, I have to stick with my original assessment of the story. And Jeremy Johnson wasn't an employee four months ago when the rape happened? I think he was. According to this article, he was still communications lackey in September 2007 when the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (kinda like the FBI, but on a state level) was brought to the same school to investigate why the fuck 2000 bucks was missing in cash. This was before John Goetluck moved to Tennessee. So theft was an ongoing problem in the school, and it appears it was likely a cafeteria worker pocketing the cash. From <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/COUNTY08/802140405/1154/county08" rel="nofollow">here</a>: <blockquote>More than $2,000 missing from a school cafeteria in Gallatin has led to an investigation into the Sumner County School system. A recent state audit revealed that $2,022.70 collected at the Station Camp High School cafeteria on Sept. 4, 2007, was neither deposited nor accounted for. According to the annual state comptroller's office report, cafeteria personnel reconciled bank statements with computer reports, noting a difference between what was taken in and what was deposited. The workers did explain the discrepancy, the audit said. Sumner County District Attorney General Ray Whitley said he asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to get involved the day after he received the audit report in December. "The TBI is working this and hopefully we will find out who's responsible for the missing money and prosecute," Whitley said. The comptroller recommended that the school system try to recover the money and improve accounting procedures at the cafeteria. Jeremy Johnson, communications director for Sumner County schools, said district officials would conduct their own review of the cafeterias, beginning next week.</blockquote> Sob stories? Lies? Nope, just more mismanagement of the education system by flunkies and morons. Matthew,
Unless you want to provide any links to a police report, I have to stick with my original assessment of the story. And Jeremy Johnson wasn’t an employee four months ago when the rape happened? I think he was.

According to this article, he was still communications lackey in September 2007 when the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (kinda like the FBI, but on a state level) was brought to the same school to investigate why the fuck 2000 bucks was missing in cash.

This was before John Goetluck moved to Tennessee. So theft was an ongoing problem in the school, and it appears it was likely a cafeteria worker pocketing the cash.

From here:

More than $2,000 missing from a school cafeteria in Gallatin has led to an investigation into the Sumner County School system.

A recent state audit revealed that $2,022.70 collected at the Station Camp High School cafeteria on Sept. 4, 2007, was neither deposited nor accounted for.

According to the annual state comptroller’s office report, cafeteria personnel reconciled bank statements with computer reports, noting a difference between what was taken in and what was deposited. The workers did explain the discrepancy, the audit said.

Sumner County District Attorney General Ray Whitley said he asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to get involved the day after he received the audit report in December.

“The TBI is working this and hopefully we will find out who’s responsible for the missing money and prosecute,” Whitley said.

The comptroller recommended that the school system try to recover the money and improve accounting procedures at the cafeteria.

Jeremy Johnson, communications director for Sumner County schools, said district officials would conduct their own review of the cafeterias, beginning next week.

Sob stories? Lies? Nope, just more mismanagement of the education system by flunkies and morons.

]]> By: matthewunderwear http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80475 matthewunderwear Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:51:03 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80475 Hey Pat, maybe you should get your facts straight before calling people ridiculous names. First and foremost, go read the police report and see that the kid was stealing gatorade, not lunch. This theft was for the sake of theft, not for eating. Secondly, Jeremy Johnson was not staffed at the time of the rape incident. So, how about you keep your names to yourself and quit listening to sob stories and lies. - From a homeschool graduate. Hey Pat, maybe you should get your facts straight before calling people ridiculous names. First and foremost, go read the police report and see that the kid was stealing gatorade, not lunch. This theft was for the sake of theft, not for eating. Secondly, Jeremy Johnson was not staffed at the time of the rape incident. So, how about you keep your names to yourself and quit listening to sob stories and lies. - From a homeschool graduate.

]]> By: blogger066 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80383 blogger066 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:13:08 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80383 I do not have any links, but do have very reliable sources, and personally know some involved. In addition to his antics at school, this child has also been in trouble in the community and with the police for what up to this point are fairly minor items. At what point do these minor instances, if left unpunished, become major issues? I believe the actions of this SRO may turn out to be the best shot this child has in being set back on the path of acceptable behavior before he does something that will get him into to serious trouble. I do not have any links, but do have very reliable sources, and personally know some involved. In addition to his antics at school, this child has also been in trouble in the community and with the police for what up to this point are fairly minor items. At what point do these minor instances, if left unpunished, become major issues? I believe the actions of this SRO may turn out to be the best shot this child has in being set back on the path of acceptable behavior before he does something that will get him into to serious trouble.

]]> By: Pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80375 Pat Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:27:21 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80375 Blogger, thanks for the update on this. You wouldn't happen to have any links or other information to support this new info, would you? It is apparent there is more to this story than what was reported, but I still have to say that the school took a severe reaction to this problem. Blogger, thanks for the update on this. You wouldn’t happen to have any links or other information to support this new info, would you?

It is apparent there is more to this story than what was reported, but I still have to say that the school took a severe reaction to this problem.

]]> By: blogger066 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80372 blogger066 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:07:24 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80372 If you noticed in the Channel 5 story, it mentioned the family had only recently moved to this area. The reason is because the young man in question had been arrested several times in Florida, and he had been removed from school. With regard to the lunch incident at this school, this was the 15th time he had been caught stealing his lunch. On other occassions in addition to his thefts, the cafeteria manager had purchased his lunch approximately 15 times, the assistant principal had purchased his lunch approximately 10 times, and several students had purchased his lunch around 20 times. Each of the times he was caught stealing his lunch, he was asked not to steal, punished by having to clean up the lunch room, etc. The fact that he was even able to receive a reduced price lunch is because an employee of the school helped him fill out the reduced lunch application because his mother wouldn't complete the form. This school, its emplyees, and his fellow students have been more than tolerable. I suppose at some point one has to take action severe enough to hopefully show this student (and his mother) that you can't continually take advantage of others. of course the media would never complicate their reporting with facts ... that just wouldn't be nearly as fun. If you noticed in the Channel 5 story, it mentioned the family had only recently moved to this area. The reason is because the young man in question had been arrested several times in Florida, and he had been removed from school. With regard to the lunch incident at this school, this was the 15th time he had been caught stealing his lunch. On other occassions in addition to his thefts, the cafeteria manager had purchased his lunch approximately 15 times, the assistant principal had purchased his lunch approximately 10 times, and several students had purchased his lunch around 20 times. Each of the times he was caught stealing his lunch, he was asked not to steal, punished by having to clean up the lunch room, etc. The fact that he was even able to receive a reduced price lunch is because an employee of the school helped him fill out the reduced lunch application because his mother wouldn’t complete the form. This school, its emplyees, and his fellow students have been more than tolerable. I suppose at some point one has to take action severe enough to hopefully show this student (and his mother) that you can’t continually take advantage of others. of course the media would never complicate their reporting with facts … that just wouldn’t be nearly as fun.

]]> By: Pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80263 Pat Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:39:06 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80263 I think there were some problems with other kids stealing too which prompted the "zero tolerance" policy. Regardless, it was a stupid policy, designed to remove any responsibility from the educators to make simple decisions based on common sense and morals. Remember when they used to send letters home to the parents of kids that misbehaved? Whatever happened to that? Now they just bypass all reasonable attempts at controlling children and shove them at the courts. I think there were some problems with other kids stealing too which prompted the “zero tolerance” policy. Regardless, it was a stupid policy, designed to remove any responsibility from the educators to make simple decisions based on common sense and morals.

Remember when they used to send letters home to the parents of kids that misbehaved? Whatever happened to that? Now they just bypass all reasonable attempts at controlling children and shove them at the courts.

]]> By: bazl http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80262 bazl Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:26:50 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80262 This seems so excessive, there must be more to this story that's not being reported. Like perhaps he has a long history of theft or misbehavior or he's just a totally wretched prick and this 40 cent lunch theft was the last straw. If he was a sweet innocent boy who took food because he was starving I doubt there'd be this big production. This seems so excessive, there must be more to this story that’s not being reported. Like perhaps he has a long history of theft or misbehavior or he’s just a totally wretched prick and this 40 cent lunch theft was the last straw. If he was a sweet innocent boy who took food because he was starving I doubt there’d be this big production.

]]> By: Pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80189 Pat Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:21:14 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/02/27/reason-541-to-homeschool-your-kid-wont-go-to-court-for-forgetting-his-lunch-money/#comment-80189 Greg, the article doesn't say whether or not he was caught red handed, but if its like other school lines, he had to walk past the attendant. And its for a 40cent lunch that probably tasted like a 40cent lunch- the punishment for taking it should not have been 3 days ISS and a court date for a first time offense. And Allsion, I know Mr. Johnson is not the culprit, but his photo is there because of his smug smile and haircut. And he sucks at PR. Rather than reaffirm the zero-tolerance policy, he should have spoken about giving parents the ability to express their concerns (even if he didn't mean it), or say that actions were only taken after careful review, blah blah blah. But he didn't say that. It makes him and his school board look like nitwits. Greg,
the article doesn’t say whether or not he was caught red handed, but if its like other school lines, he had to walk past the attendant. And its for a 40cent lunch that probably tasted like a 40cent lunch- the punishment for taking it should not have been 3 days ISS and a court date for a first time offense.

And Allsion, I know Mr. Johnson is not the culprit, but his photo is there because of his smug smile and haircut. And he sucks at PR. Rather than reaffirm the zero-tolerance policy, he should have spoken about giving parents the ability to express their concerns (even if he didn’t mean it), or say that actions were only taken after careful review, blah blah blah. But he didn’t say that. It makes him and his school board look like nitwits.

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