I don't see anything wrong with it either. I think they did the right thing. The younger these kids figure out they can't screw with other peoples property without permission the better.

sorry to change topics but an update:
The oldest boy is hanging in there. His grades are high b's and a's which is GREAT - BUT I got a call from his algebra
teacher this week that he was being "disrespectful". I discussed it with him and he gave me this line about her being disrespectful to him. I talked to him about an hour trying to get him to understand that he is absolutely NOT in a position to be disrespectful to others just because they are disrespectful to him. I told him all he needed to be concerned with was getting through this school year with as few conflicts as possible. I don't know where they get this crap about the teacher being dierespectful. Heck, when I was his age the teacher woulda beat the crap out of me (in front of the whole class) if I had spoken to her the way he did and then I woulda been beat when I got home and my parents found out about it.

He is visiting his probation officer every two weeks and they have been randomly piss testing him. He ain't doing too good with his piss test having tested positive for pot for the last couple test. In talking to the probation officer if he busts out again he will have to go to YDC which, in my opinion, would be the best thing for him. Unfortunately, the gal that he had been hooked up with is already at YDC for a year.

Oh yea, the punishment for disrespecting the teacher was to take his learners permit from him - he had it for less than a WEEK. We will see if this is better punishment than spanking.

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Jim