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Girl Arrested After Doodling On Desk To Sue
Family's Laywer Says School Officials Overreacted

Posted: Saturday, April 3, 2010
Updated: 1:53 pm CDT April 3,2010

New York -- A 12-year-old girl who was hauled out of her New York City school in handcuffs for doodling on her desk has started legal action against the city over her arrest.

A lawyer for Alexa Gonzalez filed legal papers seeking $1 million in damages, saying the Queens girl was subjected to overly harsh treatment.

Alexa was arrested at her junior high school in February after scribbling "I love my friends Abby and Faith" on her desk with an erasable marker.

Her family's lawyer says school officials overreacted by calling the police.

The Department of Education acknowledges the arrest was a mistake. The city's legal department has declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Information from: Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com

Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved

I guess it says something about enforcing classroom discipline when these
wimpy teachers and faculty have to call 911 on a simple matter.


Maybe because they can't legally swat them with a ruler. :rolleyes:

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



All she did was draw on her desk. I am for teachers taking strong action against students who are troublemakers, but come on.


This teacher should learn to relax, or find another line of work.

I guess I was a fellon. I used to do it all the time. Idiots. :rolleyes:

From what I understand, the girl's family is filing a $1M lawsuit. The Police & Bd. of Ed are now admitting they goofed (you think!!!!!!). I hope the family does get a nice settlement, and more importantly, a very personalized (and sincere) apology to the poor little girl. (geez, the way the bozos overreacted you'd think she was planting a bomb or something) sheesh

It's time they stopped arresting murderers, rapists, thieves, drug dealers and prostitutes and went after the REAL criminals!!! :rolleyes:

It's about time they took a stand against students being creative! That last thing we need in schools is students using their brains to express themselves creatively!! :rolleyes:

Wow, they always used to threaten us in school saying if we wrote on school property there'd be consequences...but I don't think anyone ever expected this. Good Lord...and it's not like she even wrote anything explicit. People are idiots.

I agree with all of you, plus it was an ERASABLE marker, which means it was not permanent.

Overreact much? :rolleyes:

"I love my friends Abby and Faith"

For cryin out loud, it wasn't even "hate speech"!!

I've seen school desks with stuff CARVED in them... with knives (when I was in 4th grade... it was an old school, with old desks).

And they're arresting a girl for THIS???

Too bad Phoebe Prince's (http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2010/03/30/9-kids-charged-after-bullied-classmate-commits-suicide/) teachers didn't get this involved with what was going on with her (she's the Massachusetts girl who committed suicide in January because she was forever on the receiving end of bullying from classmates). Nah, they couldn't do anything about the bullying that was administered by those kids... but let's arrest this girl for writing on her desk.

Wow. She didn't write anything explicit so what's the problem?!
I understand that it's the school's property and that it's disrespectful, but she's freaking 12.

Wow. She didn't write anything explicit so what's the problem?!
I understand that it's the school's property and that it's disrespectful, but she's freaking 12.
And she used an ERASEABLE marker!!! All they had to do was ask her to erase it. No need to make a federal case out of it! :crazy:

And she used an ERASEABLE marker!!! All they had to do was ask her to erase it. No need to make a federal case out of it! :crazy:
Exactly, the school was definitely in the wrong. Even if she wrote with a permanent marker, she should've been at most responsible for the clean up. That said I think the family is entitled to somthing, but a million dollars is ridiculous.

It's time they stopped arresting murderers, rapists, thieves, drug dealers and prostitutes and went after the REAL criminals!!! :rolleyes:

Nice sarcasm, Monika

Nice sarcasm, Monika
I don't think I was being more sarcastic than anyone else. :confused:

I don't think I was being more sarcastic than anyone else. :confused:
You weren't.

You weren't.
Thanks, Sara. :wave:

I don't think I was being more sarcastic than anyone else. :confused:

Well I enjoyed your remark. I thought the sarcasm was very wry and appropos and it seems others liked it too. And btw, thanks for all your contributions to the bds - lest anyone forget.

Well I enjoyed your remark. I thought the sarcasm was very wry and appropos and it seems others liked it too. And btw, thanks for all your contributions to the bds - lest anyone forget.
Thank you, Rich - and your contributions to SO are nothing to sneeze at, either!! :wave:

I don't think I was being more sarcastic than anyone else. :confused:
You weren't. My response was just as sarcastic as yours. (or at least it was meant to be!) I really appreciate and enjoy your sense of humor! Don't ever change!!!

You weren't. My response was just as sarcastic as yours. (or at least it was meant to be!) I really appreciate and enjoy your sense of humor! Don't ever change!!!
I won't. I'm just tired of being the one he always seems to pick on. :mad:

Lee, leave Monika alone, all the time.

I won't. I'm just tired of being the one he always seems to pick on. :mad:

He's just looking for something to complain about Monika, that's all he does.

Someone is picking on Monika??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/massai/hulk_before.jpg

Not cool. :mad:

lol Retro

Miss Monika is very, very cool :cool:

lol Retro

Miss Monika is very, very cool :cool:
Agreed!! :rock:She rocks!!!!

Exactly, the school was definitely in the wrong. Even if she wrote with a permanent marker, she should've been at most responsible for the clean up. That said I think the family is entitled to somthing, but a million dollars is ridiculous.
I agree. A million dollars is a little much. I doubt they get the full million, but I hope they get enough to pay for her college education.

You guys all rock, too!! :rock: Thanks for the kind words and support. :bighug:

Lee, leave Monika alone, all the time.

Janice, Monika said it was time the police stop arresting Murderers and
Rapists and go after the real criminals. That was sarcastic and I was
showing my appreciation for her sense of humor. I am sorry if you or
Monika took it the wrong way.

I guess I was a fellon. I used to do it all the time. Idiots. :rolleyes:
Me too, in pencil. It comes right off.

Janice, Monika said it was time the police stop arresting Murderers and
Rapists and go after the real criminals. That was sarcastic and I was
showing my appreciation for her sense of humor. I am sorry if you or
Monika took it the wrong way.
Okay Lee. It was a miscommunication.

Okay Lee. It was a miscommunication.

It's okay, Janice. You and I are still cool.

I WENT TO THIS SCHOOL. I LIVE JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY!

My experience there was horrendous. This isn't the least bit shocking!

Janice, Monika said it was time the police stop arresting Murderers and
Rapists and go after the real criminals. That was sarcastic and I was
showing my appreciation for her sense of humor. I am sorry if you or
Monika took it the wrong way.
Apology accepted - no hard feelings.

I WENT TO THIS SCHOOL. I LIVE JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY!

My experience there was horrendous. This isn't the least bit shocking!
Yikes!! How long have you been out of that school? :eek: :eek: :eek:

I agree. A million dollars is a little much. I doubt they get the full million, but I hope they get enough to pay for her college education.

I'm sure that was just a starting price but I do hope they end up with something in the low 6 figures. The Police & School overreacted and caused a significant amount of trauma and stress to the little girl and her family. The girl and her family deserve to be amply compensated. Also 100K or 200K is not that much in NYC, with its very high standard of living.

I think they should have made the girl write " I will not doodle on my desk" two hundred times. On the other hand, I once got caught doodling on a wall back in the 70's when I was in elementary school for which I received a good paddling from the principal.
Yes, my doodling days were over after that. :(

I think they should have made the girl write " I will not doodle on my desk" two hundred times. On the other hand, I once got caught doodling on a wall back in the 70's when I was in elementary school for which I received a good paddling from the principal.
Yes, my doodling days were over after that. :(
YIKES. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I think they should have made the girl write " I will not doodle on my desk" two hundred times. On the other hand, I once got caught doodling on a wall back in the 70's when I was in elementary school for which I received a good paddling from the principal.
Yes, my doodling days were over after that. :(
At least you didn't doodle sitting down after that!! :lol:

I think they should have made the girl write " I will not doodle on my desk" two hundred times. On the other hand, I once got caught doodling on a wall back in the 70's when I was in elementary school for which I received a good paddling from the principal.
Yes, my doodling days were over after that. :(
That's what she should have gotten.. Yikes on you getting paddled. Luckily I never got caught. lol