People will sue for just about anything these days...

I stumbled across this article today.

The whole story seems to go like this. A student was caught texting in class and asked to stop. He refused. So, the teacher confiscated his phone. Then, the phone was given to the VP who stumbled across a text about a car theft.

Now, the grandparents are suing the school board for breach of privacy.

First of all, what type of parent(s) or guardian(s) would give a kid a cell phone? There are these things called pay phones. It costs 50 cents to make a call. In case of emergency, find one and make a call. In case of a real emergency, you can call 9-1-1 without any fee.

High school students do not need a cell phone. No one needs their own cell phone until maybe first year university. Call me old fashioned, but no teenager needs a cell phone. They are too busy paying attention to their gadget that goes beep beep rather than actually paying attention to the material that they need to succeed in an education.

Secondly, if he is texting about a car theft, then this is a criminal act and there is every right for the police to get involved. This entitlement issue and suing for whatever has to stop.

I personally believe that this is just a case to get money. The VP is getting sued for no reason, only because of money.

I think we need to start suing people for being stupid. But then that might just overload the courts.

Very simple: Don't send your kid with a cell phone to school. Also, stop the helicopter parenting. It's annoying and parents are not the experts on EVERYTHING.