See, that's fair enough. He'd done it before and deserves to receive some penalty for his actions to show him that there are consequences for your actions and y

See, that's fair enough. He'd done it before and deserves to receive some penalty for his actions to show him that there are consequences for your actions and you need to consider the consequences before you commit the crime. But there is a generally accepted (and somewhat sane) process in academia. - Warning from the teacher & perhaps a letter/call home to the parents - Sent to the principal & perhaps another letter/call home to the parents, warning of suspension - Suspension - Expulsion - Police (& perhaps juvenile detention based on the crime) Kids are kids... Grade 8 is what? 13, 14 years old? I'm not saying that being a kid automatically gives you a walk, but kids make dumb decisions every day. Lord knows plenty of adults do too, but for kids that goes double. They don't have the smarts, foresight or experience to make good decisions yet, so they need to be taught. Hopefully the kid does get a slap on the wrist and hopefully he realizes that he got lucky and breathes a sigh of relief rather than taking the lesson that he can do what he wants and with the right lawyer he can get away with murder. Because who knows what he'll do if he learns a lesson like that... probably become the CEO of a bank or oil conglomerate or something.