Son-of-a-b***h...read on...

From the "golly gee whiz, Wally, what's Mom gonna say?" files at Yahoo! News...

Foul-Mouthed Teen May Go to Jail
Mon Oct 11, 7:37 PM ET

WILMINGTON, N.C. - A teenager may go to jail for using foul language with a high school teacher. Glenn Gattis and his parents don't deny that he cursed or has had other disciplinary problems at Ashley High School. But they say the misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct is an overreaction.

The 17-year-old Gattis says he became frustrated and used bad language when he got in trouble for being late to class again. He said he was ultimately stopped by deputies working as school resource officers, who gave him a citation for using language meant to provoke violence. He was also suspended for three days.

Gattis' mother, Judy Lewis, said she could understand if her son had to serve detention at school. But he could get up to 30 days in jail. The family has hired a lawyer to fight the charge.
School officials declined to comment.

Sudiegirl's opinion?

1. Of all the things in this world to worry about, what are a few swear words going to do? The actual words he used are not stated, but I don't know if he was saying anything that drastic, like telling the teacher exactly WHAT to do with the attendance book and how FORCEFULLY to insert it into a bodily orifice. I remember one time I dropped an armload of books in junior high and muttered "Oh shit" under my breath. The Iowa History teacher (who never liked me anyway because I refused to take his class) said, "What did you say, Ms. Dawson?" I turned around, looked at him, and said, "I SAID, 'Oh, shit!'" Apparently I must have scared him because the incident went undocumented. My vocabulary has definitely increased since then, but ya know, sometimes you gotta do it or your head's gonna blow off.

2. The charges are rather drastic. I mean, zero tolerance is a good idea in theory, but it seems like when the administration gets all jacked up about stuff like this, they don't notice the other stuff kids do to incite problems and all that. I understand suspension if the language fit the crime, but a MISDEMEANOR? That's going to kick the kid's future right in the ASS as far as scholarships and things are concerned. Way to go school board.

Well, on that damned note I remain your benevolent, potty-mouthed, goddamned fabulous bitch on wheels,

Sudiegirl (dammit!)