> ... so what can the judge really do? Overrule the law, declare it unjust, be the balance to the legislative branch. Yeah, that comes with the possibility of

> ... so what can the judge really do? Overrule the law, declare it unjust, be the balance to the legislative branch. Yeah, that comes with the possibility of appeals and having another judge change the ruling. But that's how the system should work. You're absolutely right about school employees, though - they're required to act lest their lack of action affect their careers. What needs to change is that the accused student needs the same rights an adult would have: the right to have your day in "court" with the possibility that the decision is 'not guilty.'