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Question: im 15 and got caught with a pack of cigarettes off of school campus. but i was suppose to be on campus. the ticket said nothing about me having cigarettes on school. can the principal do anything about this? and what is the fine for this with a first offense?
Answer: As a general rule, criminal conduct away from school by a juvenile/student is not subject to disciplinary action by the school administration. However, in your case, the principal could discipline you for being off campus without permission. Also, if the principal could reasonably establish that you had the cigarettes while on campus (for example, you were cited for cigarette possession shortly after leaving campus), then the principal could take disciplinary action.
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On 02/26/09
Paul from TN said:
I got caught skipping my sophomore year by cops. I got arrested kind of. But I didnt go to jail. They brought us back to school. I had cigarettes on me but the cops just took them. The school didnt do anything about the cigarettes but I did get 3 days of ISS for skipping. AND I had to go to court which blew .
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On 02/19/09
ashlee from AL said:
i know some one who smokes alot...who is also a student in high school, in high school alot of people smoke and most have drugs and cigarets on them on campus. this is a student who transfered from canada but they smoke on their campus so she taught that we here in usa do the same, she pulled out a cig in front of a security man and didnt do anything to her when he saw her almost lit it. shouldnt he had done someting about it?
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