Tug,
What does your daughter think should be done about the cell phone incident? She is the one most affected by it.
Mary

Thanks for the thoughtful question.
sadly, the authorities didn't bother to ask her that. She knows the rules, and knowingly broke them...probably an indication that she doesn't see it as very sensible.She has never even had to go to 'time out' the normal procedure when misbehaviour occurs. She feels she has been badly treated by the manner of her treatment, being called rude in a rather rude way, having other irrelevant issues raised, e.g her shirt was out of her trousers at the time! etc.
   I'm sure that she woulld accept some sort of sanction, but would not betray her friend. The price of this (possibly misguided) loyalty,however, is permanent exclusion....this gives her even less reason to see the rules as reasonable.
The staff also know that it is ridiculous, and are probably hoping for a way out, such that they are conniving with her to bring in an old, broken phone so that justice can be seen to be done.
    What do you think she may be learning from all this?