TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

May 12 2003

Expulsions Imminent

Principal: School will seek expulsions for hazing:
Well it’s about time. Finally a school board is doing something about a hazing incident. The principal of Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook Illinois is stating that several students will be expelled in conjunction with the now infamous “powder puff” hazing incident. It’s finally refreshing to see an educator that isn’t afraid of taking disciplinary action.

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8 Comments

By Nickolaus, May 13, 2003 @ 5:40 am

I had a feeling something like that was going to be done — Northbrook before then was known as one of the queaky clean suburbs in Chicago until this one little fucked up stunt. This was something that those girls behind it would be thinking about for many years to come because they fucked up their futures royally — they’d be lucky if they could hold down a job at a burger king or a wal-mart..
By Big Mowma, May 13, 2003 @ 9:05 am

I sure don’t want to hear this for a follow up story………… “Parents threaten to sue Northbrook, IL high school for wrongful expulsion of honor students.” I am just shaking my head as I type this. I sent a letter to the city council/Northbrook, asking for the parents to be held accountable. I was told that the County Attorney’s office has been contacted and law enforcement officials are investigating. I heard yesterday on CNN that charges would be filed yesterday. Any word about that?
By Mike, May 14, 2003 @ 2:04 am

Why should the parents be held accountable? If they supplied the beer, then yes, they should, but you can’t hold a parent responsible for everything their idiot kid did. That just wouldn’t be right. Besides, most of the girls were 17 and 18 years old. If anyone should be held accountable, it’s the kids who did the dumb shit.
By EN, May 14, 2003 @ 9:19 pm

anyone know where i can view this video? i heard it was on the news but i missed it - not a perv, just curious. please email url if you can

thanks
By Big Mowma, May 14, 2003 @ 9:55 pm

Mike, I do agree with you, but the kids aren’t of legal age and I think this would be a good time to hold parents accountable for their minor children’s actions. Maybe it’s not right, it’s a tough call at that age. I chose to be my son’s parent, not his buddy, and I’ve paid the price. He is now 21 and has told me that he fully understands why I did what I did, and what I really like is we can talk to each other as adults now. He had been doing drugs for a while before I found out, and then I found out about other things. I put him through random “whiz quizzes”, enforced curfews (same curfew as corresponding grade, 11th grade, 11 o’clock, etc.) I was definately not his buddy, and he was definately not mine but he sure let me know his feelings on Mother’s Day with about 8 “I love you so much, mom” in 30 seconds, and “thank you for everything”. He is on his own and doing really well now. By the way, his name is Mike…..
By Mike, May 14, 2003 @ 10:47 pm

I sorta know where you are coming from. I’ve always gotten along pretty well with my parents, and now that i’m in college, any minor tiffs i’ve had with them seem pointless to me now. But if your son, even after all the lectures and parenting you’ve given him, got drunk and killed somebody in a stolen car, should you go to jail? You tried to do everything you could, yet you will be the one serving a life sentence. Just doesn’t seem right to me. I figure anyone over the age 16 knows what they are doing and should face the consequences of their actions. Just my opinion though.
By Big Mowma, May 15, 2003 @ 8:13 am

I have to agree with you but at the same time, it’s like apples and oranges to me…..I guess to be more specific, kids have to learn that there are consequences and the “hazers” won’t be learning that. If my son got drunk/stole a car/killed somebody, my heart would ache for him and the victim(s), families, etc., but he knows I would not bail him out. I told him if I ever caught him doing something illegal, I would be the one turning him in, and I meant it. If it had come to the point where my discipline/reward values didn’t work, then it would be time for more intervention and that is where things were headed with my son. Through it all, I was proud of him, because he does have a good heart and he is very intelligent. However, his father (my ex) was his “buddy” and it was a losing battle for me to try to make him understand why you can’t do certain things without facing the consequences. As it turned out, his father “kidnapped” him when he was a minor, took him across state lines without my knowledge. His new wife hired an attorney (for what I don’t know) but he was threatened with a lawsuit for harassing me, so he backed off. It was pretty rough. In hindsight, it worked out for the best because where I live, there are zero opportunities for kids to advance themselves, and where he is now, he is able to make a pretty decent living for himself and is actually doing better than me. I do have some regrets, and I think most parents do. I did the best I could at the time, and my son turned out better than me at an earlier age than I did, so I guess it was all worth it, even though I was in shock for about a year and a half. I do see your point Mike, I really do. If I thought my (underage) son was wrongfully accused, I would do whatever I could and if it meant jail time, so be it.
By Big Mowma, May 15, 2003 @ 8:16 am

BTW, I am the one who taught my son how to read, play baseball, frisbee, football, hockey, basketball, play with army guys and trucks. His father chose to move away. I didn’t just go to his games, we played them almost every day.