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ty of a drug and alcohol policy violation. He was immediately reinstated.
If he had been caught with a friend’s beer in his car three days after the meeting instead of three days before, he would have missed four weeks of classes for naught.
Last week in a marathon executive session, the board dealt with two violations of the drug and alcohol policy. In one instance, a junior, an above average student with no past history of discipline problems, was readmitted after 14 days of suspension. He was found guilty of possession—not use—of four and a half ounces of homemade strawberry wine while in school.
When the violation occurred, the regular board meeting was weeks away. The young man’s parents requested a due process hearing at a special session. The board refused, so the parents pressed for an early hearing through the courts. As a result, the attorney for the school board traveled from Harrisonburg to the court house in Washington to plead the case. The school board’s refusal to hold a special meeting was upheld but the attorney’s bill still must be paid.
In the second discipline case decided last week the board voted to reinstate a student after 12 days suspension for use—not just possession—of marijuana on a school bus. Should use of marijuana merit a less severe punishment than possession of homemade strawberry wine just because of the timing of the policy violation?
We wonder how many teachers will report their suspicions on use or possession of drugs and alcohol if they know that the hearing to determine guilt or innocence may not occur for four weeks.
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