Tyrone Hughes (not verified) 2008-01-16 20:04
Allen thank you for writing the story and uncovering information that was public knowledge.
I have no problems with DISD police, I think the ones that are actually on the school sites do a great job. The problem is with the administration and the laws that govern them.
With regards to my problem, the powers that be never took the time to find out weather of not I had threatened the student, they just knew the grandmother went to the newspaper with that claim and removed me from the campus.
I would hope that if it was a REAL DISD POLICE OFFICER OR INVESTIGATOR they would have done just that, INVESTIGATE IT.
The fact that they would go to the newspaper and not the police should have given them a clue. The fact that I did call the police and the newspaper, should have told them I had nothing to hide. The pictures were never an issue because they were not viewed on campus and there are no rules or policies pertaining to it.
DISD police officers do there jobs as fairly as school administrators. They don't like the paper work just like principals don't. If they can avoid doing it or giving out tickets, they will. The tickets are not a deterrent to the students because their parents have to pay them and if the parent doesn't have the money, form my understanding, the child can still come to school.
The laws for the students are not harsh enough and the parents what teaches to be babysitters but not disciplinarians.
I found about 15 small bags of weed on a student, he was arrested, a month later he was back at school. Explain that one to me. So it's not the police department, it's the folks at the top who are running it.
[Ed Note: We're not done with DISD police yet.]