CrimLaw

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Why must the Roanoke schools report alleged, unproven and/or unserious infractions rather than "only those incidents resulting in expulsion, long-term suspension or criminal charges?" The only reason I can think of is that somebody needs it for a line on the budget request:

School security (128 incidents) James Madison Middle School.................................$10,000.

looks a lot better than

School security (3 incidents)......................................................................................$10,000.

Still, even considering possible political motivations for elevating them - the numbers seem like they were purposely skewed downward. Of course, anyone cynical enough to cook up the above explanation for the need to raise the numbers might think that the number were purposefully reported low so that school officialdom would look more competent in their jobs than they actually are.

This reminds me of when my on-campus apartment was broken into while I was in law school and a roomate's wallet stolen. We reported it to campus security - who did nothing - and a few days later had to go down to the police station to report it to Lexington police because the school had not.

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