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Post by scrapbug on May 19, 2016 18:14:59 GMT
Places used to call people only from jury duty records, but I was told that now everyone is pulled from all kinds of records like DMV/licensing records, voter's reg., home buyers and tax returns. I'd be surprised if there's anywhere these days who pull only from voter's reg.
Also, depending on the court, the time isn't as long as it used to be, unless you wind up on a long jury. For our local court it's just one day. We go in in the morning and the jury selection is done for the week. The judge will see what's on the docket for that week and retain some potential jurors who will be called if needed. For federal court it's a bit longer process, you have a week that you're obligated to call in the night before all week to see if you're selected for the process. Unless you get chosen for a long jury, that should be the end of it. This is how it works here and in my previous state/town I lived in - exactly the same. I've only been called once there and once here for the local court.
My son was just summoned for the federal court and the next day got one for the local court. He's 21. I think it's funny, but it will be a learning experience for him.
You might be surprised on the exemption list - there's quite a few exemptions and things have changed a lot even in the past few years.
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Post by scrapbug on May 19, 2016 18:21:10 GMT
It may not be a punishment but it can be dang inconvenient sometimes. OP, if I lived in your area I'd be seeing what I could do to change your system there. Who ever heard of a nursing mother being required to do jury duty? Or being told to "get over" grief, or "wean your baby"? Seriously? Someone in that court system needs to retire. As for what your son should do -- I remember my own kids' excitement to vote for the first time, and this would be a great election to start one's voting record with... So I don't know. Yeah, not too helpful, sorry. Plenty of women work full time and breast feed infants. Not having a baby sitter is not a viable excuse when you are given several weeks to get one. As far as her mother goes, where I work we get 5 paid days off for losing a spouse and then they expect you back at work. So a couple of months after losing your spouse doesn't seem like an excuse they should take either. Harsh? Perhaps but in the real world every has problems and inconveniences they have to deal with to serve on juries. Deal with it. I disagree with this completely. There are a lot of people who don't have babysitters, are new and wouldn't want to rush out and leave their kid with a stranger. I would not have done it when my kids were little. Thankfully here mothers of young children without childcare are exempt from both local and federal court. I would take them with me if they didn't allow that. There's nothing they can really do about it. The court I went to here had a TON of people go up to ask to be excused who did not fit in the automatic exemption category, and the judge was very accommodating, there was a lot of people in the jury pool.
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Post by tincin on May 19, 2016 18:48:02 GMT
Plenty of women work full time and breast feed infants. Not having a baby sitter is not a viable excuse when you are given several weeks to get one. As far as her mother goes, where I work we get 5 paid days off for losing a spouse and then they expect you back at work. So a couple of months after losing your spouse doesn't seem like an excuse they should take either. Harsh? Perhaps but in the real world every has problems and inconveniences they have to deal with to serve on juries. Deal with it. I disagree with this completely. There are a lot of people who don't have babysitters, are new and wouldn't want to rush out and leave their kid with a stranger. I would not have done it when my kids were little. Thankfully here mothers of young children without childcare are exempt from both local and federal court. I would take them with me if they didn't allow that. There's nothing they can really do about it. The court I went to here had a TON of people go up to ask to be excused who did not fit in the automatic exemption category, and the judge was very accommodating, there was a lot of people in the jury pool. You're allowed to disagree but having a child doesn't mean escaping civic duty.
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Post by refugeepea on May 19, 2016 18:56:41 GMT
I disagree with this completely. There are a lot of people who don't have babysitters, are new and wouldn't want to rush out and leave their kid with a stranger. I would not have done it when my kids were little. Thankfully here mothers of young children without childcare are exempt from both local and federal court. I would take them with me if they didn't allow that. There's nothing they can really do about it. The court I went to here had a TON of people go up to ask to be excused who did not fit in the automatic exemption category, and the judge was very accommodating, there was a lot of people in the jury pool. You're allowed to disagree but having a child doesn't mean escaping civic duty. I would be ALL OVER jury duty if I could find a babysitter who can handle a non-verbal, self biting, wanderer, diaper wearing boy with Autism. I would lose money paying a babysitter above the normal rate in my area if I was called. I kind of think it would be worth it if I found the right person.
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Post by Country Ham on May 19, 2016 19:11:51 GMT
You're allowed to disagree but having a child doesn't mean escaping civic duty. Some days when I read of all the whining about jury duty, the excuses to get out of jury duty etc makes me wonder if folks really want to do away with the jury system all together. When I was studying for my citizenship jury duty was considered as equally important as voting. Citizenship Rights freedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of religion the right to bear arms Citizenship Responsibilities
Two responsibilities of U.S. citizens are to serve on a jury and vote in federal elections. The Constitution gives citizens the right to a trial by a jury. The jury is made up of U.S. citizens. Participation of citizens on a jury helps ensure a fair trial. Another important responsibility of citizens is voting. The law does not require citizens to vote, but voting is a very important part of any democracy. other responsibilities mentioned: respect the law, stay informed on issues, participate in the democratic process, and pay their taxes.
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Post by ntsf on May 19, 2016 19:26:10 GMT
I was called for jury duty when I lived in hong kong...got out of it cause I had an infant. in the states, when I was called, I got a letter from pediatrician stating I had a child with autism and didn't have other backup..but I didn't work. then my child with autism got a letter from doctor excusing her from jury duty. I had to go a few years ago..and we have the one day, your done system..but I sat there til 2. then had to come the next day. that day the clerks went on strike..so I got off at 10, but had to pay for parking. then had to come back again..fortunately was not picked. I don't have that good of back up from work for days on end..I am a nanny and my boss has no car..and my job mostly requires a car.
I never want to serve really. I probably will be called again and will go. our superior court has a childcare you can leave your kid at...
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 20:03:56 GMT
You're allowed to disagree but having a child doesn't mean escaping civic duty. Some days when I read of all the whining about jury duty, the excuses to get out of jury duty etc makes me wonder if folks really want to do away with the jury system all together. When I was studying for my citizenship jury duty was considered as equally important as voting. Citizenship Rights freedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of religion the right to bear arms Citizenship Responsibilities
Two responsibilities of U.S. citizens are to serve on a jury and vote in federal elections. The Constitution gives citizens the right to a trial by a jury. The jury is made up of U.S. citizens. Participation of citizens on a jury helps ensure a fair trial. Another important responsibility of citizens is voting. The law does not require citizens to vote, but voting is a very important part of any democracy. other responsibilities mentioned: respect the law, stay informed on issues, participate in the democratic process, and pay their taxes. I think you really have to take into consideration just how frequently some of us are called.
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Post by tincin on May 19, 2016 20:29:07 GMT
You're allowed to disagree but having a child doesn't mean escaping civic duty. I would be ALL OVER jury duty if I could find a babysitter who can handle a non-verbal, self biting, wanderer, diaper wearing boy with Autism. I would lose money paying a babysitter above the normal rate in my area if I was called. I kind of think it would be worth it if I found the right person. There is a difference between finding accommodations for a special needs child and one without special needs. Everyone has their own circumstances but simply having a young child should not be enough for an exemption. Particularly in a country that doesn't believe in unilateral paid maternity leave. If we expect women to leave weeks old babies with sitters to work then we should expect them to be left for a week of jury duty.
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Post by scrapbug on May 19, 2016 21:52:44 GMT
I disagree with this completely. There are a lot of people who don't have babysitters, are new and wouldn't want to rush out and leave their kid with a stranger. I would not have done it when my kids were little. Thankfully here mothers of young children without childcare are exempt from both local and federal court. I would take them with me if they didn't allow that. There's nothing they can really do about it. The court I went to here had a TON of people go up to ask to be excused who did not fit in the automatic exemption category, and the judge was very accommodating, there was a lot of people in the jury pool. You're allowed to disagree but having a child doesn't mean escaping civic duty. If you have a child without childcare and/or one who is nursing, yes it does. At least it does where I live and where I lived previously. Like I said, I would bring my child with me if that had happened to me when they were young and said I had to show up. They excuse people for tons of reasons, that's why the pull from a huge jury pool. There's different times during life that are more convenient than others. You're not escaping civic duty forever and always, you're just not performing jury duties at this inconvenient time. There are multiple reasons given that will excuse a potential juror.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on May 19, 2016 21:57:41 GMT
To be honest, I would delay registering. With the electoral college, every vote does not count. The representatives in some states do not even have to vote according to how the citizenry votes. On the state level, every vote counts. Local level, too. Even federal senators and representatives, I think. But not the president. There are other things to vote on besides the office of President.
I think he should register to vote. If he gets a summons for jury duty, he can deal with it then. If there is some issue/event that should excuse him from serving on jury duty write a letter.
I find it difficult to believe they deny every person who has valid reasons that would cause hardships if forced to report for jury duty.
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Post by misadventurous on May 19, 2016 23:50:16 GMT
Some days when I read of all the whining about jury duty, the excuses to get out of jury duty etc makes me wonder if folks really want to do away with the jury system all together. When I was studying for my citizenship jury duty was considered as equally important as voting. Citizenship Rights freedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of religion the right to bear arms Citizenship Responsibilities
Two responsibilities of U.S. citizens are to serve on a jury and vote in federal elections. The Constitution gives citizens the right to a trial by a jury. The jury is made up of U.S. citizens. Participation of citizens on a jury helps ensure a fair trial. Another important responsibility of citizens is voting. The law does not require citizens to vote, but voting is a very important part of any democracy. other responsibilities mentioned: respect the law, stay informed on issues, participate in the democratic process, and pay their taxes. I think you really have to take into consideration just how frequently some of us are called. How frequently are you called? Where I live you can't be called more than once a year and if you end up on a jury you're exempt for 3 years. I thought that was pretty standard.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 1:05:52 GMT
I think you really have to take into consideration just how frequently some of us are called. How frequently are you called? Where I live you can't be called more than once a year and if you end up on a jury you're exempt for 3 years. I thought that was pretty standard. You can be summoned and serve on a trial once every 12 months. Last year, DH, DD, DS and myself (all living in the same household) received summons within a three month period. How can that possibly be a random selection?
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Post by MsChiff on May 20, 2016 1:26:56 GMT
I can understand the statement about ruining everything he has worked for. Making up work is not the same as being in class. It just is not. And this young man may have been working very hard to have the grades and background for something very specific. He may be needing academic scholarships to be able to go to college. Also, he could be hoping for a sport scholarship to fund his education. Missing practices is not conducive to playing in games. The team prepares to function as a unit. If someone has been missing practice, they just are not able to function that way. Then you add in the factor of being wrapped up mentally and emotionally in someone's trial with the responsibility of serious repurcussions in that person's life, and you have a huge distraction that interferes with your ability to function at your best in other areas of your life. And then you could end up on the jury of a lengthy trial or even sequestered. Yeah...it could ruin everything he has been working towards. Given the OP states, "He's a 4 year varsity basketball player, with a 3.8 GPA, and 4 absences in 3 years (excluded basketball travel)." and the fact that OP states the issue was raised by the coaches, I have the impression that they're not worried about jury duty affecting academic achievement. It's interesting that sports absences are acceptable yet civic duty absences are not. What's really sad is that the coaches would encourage/pressure students to choose sports over civic duty.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 2:59:05 GMT
*UPDATE with new info. Apparently, six years ago the "star" of the basketball team was an 18 year old senior. He received his first jury summons, and his date to appear was during basketball season. I do not know if he asked to be deferred, or just assumed a high school kid would not be chosen, but he was. He served 11 days. That means he missed at least 11 practices, 22 if he was not attending the 5:30 am practices , and probably 4 games. Missing 4 practices gets you automatically terminated from the team. The coach decided he would not make an exception because of jury duty, and cut him. The kid would have had athletic scholarship offers, and instead dropped out of school. I think the coaches advise about thinking twice before registering to vote was more of a remember, I ruined one persons future, and I will do it again, type of threat. The man is truly a horrible human being. DS has decided to register to vote, and hopes lightning doesn't strike the same team twice. Wait, so somehow an 18yo ended up on a jury trial, and a long one 11 days. It messed his life up so bad he dropped completely out of school? And the coach now seems to brag about it? I find all of that very hard to believe.
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Post by cindyupnorth on May 20, 2016 3:09:40 GMT
Being excused from jury duty and asking for a deferment are two different things -- is there an option for him to defer? My older DS got his first jury duty notice his second year in college. He does not go to school locally, and he got called during the actual school year. He was not eligible to be excused on that basis, but he WAS eligible for ONE deferment. I believe he could request a three-month window during the next 12 months that he would serve, so he chose that summer. I would be very surprised if there wasn't some type of deferment option where you live. That being said, though, I honestly cannot believe that you were told to wean an infant so you could serve jury duty. I was called when my now 16 year old was 2 months old, and I was nursing. Again, I was not eligible to be excused, but I was eligible for a deferment. This. My dd was called for jury duty in Feb. She is gone to college 4 hrs away, with no car. She was deferred for 3 months when she is home for summer break. It was no big deal, we just filled out the request. Why couldn't he do that? I don't get the big deal with BB either? why would he be playing BB now? and isn't school going to be out in a few wks?? Or are you meaning this NEXT winter? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) then good gravy!!! that's just way over thinking things.
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Post by gsquaredmom on May 20, 2016 3:10:57 GMT
Post update
The coach is a jerk
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 20, 2016 3:48:26 GMT
*UPDATE with new info. Apparently, six years ago the "star" of the basketball team was an 18 year old senior. He received his first jury summons, and his date to appear was during basketball season. I do not know if he asked to be deferred, or just assumed a high school kid would not be chosen, but he was. He served 11 days. That means he missed at least 11 practices, 22 if he was not attending the 5:30 am practices , and probably 4 games. Missing 4 practices gets you automatically terminated from the team. The coach decided he would not make an exception because of jury duty, and cut him. The kid would have had athletic scholarship offers, and instead dropped out of school. I think the coaches advise about thinking twice before registering to vote was more of a remember, I ruined one persons future, and I will do it again, type of threat. The man is truly a horrible human being. DS has decided to register to vote, and hopes lightning doesn't strike the same team twice. Wait, so somehow an 18yo ended up on a jury trial, and a long one 11 days. It messed his life up so bad he dropped completely out of school? And the coach now seems to brag about it? I find all of that very hard to believe. I never said he was bragging. Just trying to intimidate the kids. He "leads" with fear and intimidation. He did not say anything to them about cutting the kid for jury duty. A couple of the players on DS team have older brothers that were on the team that year. A father of one of the players told me. I've known him for 6 years, and he seems pretty honest. I've never heard him spread gossip, and we spend a lot of time with him during basketball season. There are quite a few kids in HS athletics that only stay in school to play on a team, and hope for a scholarship; at least in my area. Their grades are the bare minimum to be eligible (2.5 GPA), and they usually get benched at least once during the season for grade violations. This coach has sent the entire team home in their underwear. They didn't practice hard enough, so they had to drop their uniforms right there on the court, and leave the gym. I watched them running to their cars (DS wasn't driving yet). He got "demoted" to asst. coach for the season. Didn't lose any pay, and was still listed as head coach in the year book. His coach is a whole other thread I'm too tired to start.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 20, 2016 4:18:34 GMT
Being excused from jury duty and asking for a deferment are two different things -- is there an option for him to defer? My older DS got his first jury duty notice his second year in college. He does not go to school locally, and he got called during the actual school year. He was not eligible to be excused on that basis, but he WAS eligible for ONE deferment. I believe he could request a three-month window during the next 12 months that he would serve, so he chose that summer. I would be very surprised if there wasn't some type of deferment option where you live. That being said, though, I honestly cannot believe that you were told to wean an infant so you could serve jury duty. I was called when my now 16 year old was 2 months old, and I was nursing. Again, I was not eligible to be excused, but I was eligible for a deferment. This. My dd was called for jury duty in Feb. She is gone to college 4 hrs away, with no car. She was deferred for 3 months when she is home for summer break. It was no big deal, we just filled out the request. Why couldn't he do that? I don't get the big deal with BB either? why would he be playing BB now? and isn't school going to be out in a few wks?? Or are you meaning this NEXT winter? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) then good gravy!!! that's just way over thinking things. Being a HS or college student does not qualify for deferment without going before the judge, in district court. It does in federal court. The basketball players have weight training/basketball skills, with the coach, as a class all 9 months of school. They are also getting ready for summer tournament season. He just wanted to hear other adults points of view on registering to vote as a high school student, and wondered if pea kids served in HS. After reading the thread, it's safe to say, he won't ask me to ask the peas in the future.
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Post by wholarmor on May 20, 2016 4:29:26 GMT
So you have an asshole of a coach, an asshole of a court system, and an asshole of a school system. I can't believe these things would be allowed to happen. I'm glad I live in an area where you can be exempt if it's a financial hardship, if you are taking care of young kids, etc.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 20, 2016 5:18:52 GMT
So you have an asshole of a coach, an asshole of a court system, and an asshole of a school system. I can't believe these things would be allowed to happen. I'm glad I live in an area where you can be exempt if it's a financial hardship, if you are taking care of young kids, etc. But we don't pay state income tax. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) LOL Our HS has had 7 principal's in 3 years. Pretty much everything about the school sucks except the band. They went to Macy's 2 years ago, and will march in the Rose Parade on New Years. Our graduation rate this year is 55%. It's tragic. To give you an idea of the area, the median home price the school serves is $256,000. We do have some very good teachers, and the kids that are there to learn are learning. Our district court system is a hot mess. I live where a lot of people depend on their tips as a huge part of their income. Being excused because it's a financial hardship would wipe out half the jury pool. I know a licensed home daycare owner that was excused, because of financial hardship, and the hardship of the other parents trying to find alternate child care. FWIW, it was a female judge, with children that excused her.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on May 20, 2016 10:05:44 GMT
While you trust the story your dad friend tells, it seems like it would make sense to ask the coach directly: "If I miss the requisite number of practices due to jury duty, will I be cut from the team?" If the answer is yes, that policy needs to be challenged. (Sounds like the coach's "policies" have been challenged at least once before.) If the administration supports the coach, take the issue to the school board. Bring friends. While you're there, challenge any academic policies that basically punish a student for answering a jury summons...and any staff member who blames these consequence on the student's choice to register to vote. I work in high schools both high-achieving and very low-archieving. This situation wouldn't fly at any of them. Ah, the innocence of youth. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/OrTI4SBmZ2ZYSFv6ag4f.jpg) But seriously, I think a lot of the reaction stemmed from your son's claim that jury duty would ruin everything he's worked toward. It wasn't clear that he was just talking about basketball. And very few of us have experience with high school students being chosen for juries, no deferments/postponements, and juror lists culled exclusively from voter registrations.
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Post by Fidget on May 20, 2016 14:21:40 GMT
Wait, so somehow an 18yo ended up on a jury trial, and a long one 11 days. It messed his life up so bad he dropped completely out of school? And the coach now seems to brag about it? I find all of that very hard to believe. I never said he was bragging. Just trying to intimidate the kids. He "leads" with fear and intimidation. He did not say anything to them about cutting the kid for jury duty. A couple of the players on DS team have older brothers that were on the team that year. A father of one of the players told me. I've known him for 6 years, and he seems pretty honest. I've never heard him spread gossip, and we spend a lot of time with him during basketball season. There are quite a few kids in HS athletics that only stay in school to play on a team, and hope for a scholarship; at least in my area. Their grades are the bare minimum to be eligible (2.5 GPA), and they usually get benched at least once during the season for grade violations. This coach has sent the entire team home in their underwear. They didn't practice hard enough, so they had to drop their uniforms right there on the court, and leave the gym. I watched them running to their cars (DS wasn't driving yet). He got "demoted" to asst. coach for the season. Didn't lose any pay, and was still listed as head coach in the year book. His coach is a whole other thread I'm too tired to start. If all of this is true - your school clearly needs an athletic director that will stand up to this coach and not let him act like this. He is an asshole.
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Post by Meri-Lyn on May 20, 2016 14:44:52 GMT
But we don't pay state income tax. ![:D](//images.proboards.com/f/smiley/grin.png) LOL Neither do we and we definitely don't have restrictions like these. I just CANNOT wrap my head around not giving a full-time HIGH SCHOOL (not even talking about college) student an extension, nor a school giving leeway for something that a student would be required to attend BY LAW! Either something is very, very messed up in your district, or there are some huge misunderstandings of how things actually work. Rather than going off assumptions and what other people at school, or on the team, etc., have said, why not just go to the horse's mouth, and ask them directly what happens. And again, I think you are banking against huge odds that any of this is going to happen.
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Post by cindyupnorth on May 20, 2016 15:00:14 GMT
Being a HS or college student does not qualify for deferment without going before the judge, in district court. It does in federal court. The basketball players have weight training/basketball skills, with the coach, as a class all 9 months of school. They are also getting ready for summer tournament season. He just wanted to hear other adults points of view on registering to vote as a high school student, and wondered if pea kids served in HS. After reading the thread, it's safe to say, he won't ask me to ask the peas in the future. Nope, wrong here. It's district court. No judge. Just fill out paperwork. I know things are different all over though. Is your son set to get a BB scholarship, because trust me, sports scholarships are not the be all, and your future shouldn't be based on sports, esp if he's just ok. Now if he is the lead player, scoring 20 points a game. Yea, then I would worry.
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Post by STBC on May 20, 2016 16:02:37 GMT
To give you an idea of the area, the median home price the school serves is $256,000. That gives me no idea of the area. A $256,000 home in one area can be incredibly tiny, while it can be 3,000+ sq.ft. in another. Not sure which one end of the spectrum you're using to make your point, and it doesn't matter anyway. I do think its odd that in your OP, your original post reflects on you and "everyone you know" and their anecdotal experience with jury duty, but now several pages in, you are saying this all came to question because of the coach and what happened with a kid six or so years ago. You know it's true because you heard it from a friend who heard from someone else. Details didn't get mixed up or anything. A top school athlete dropping out of school completely instead of earning college scholarships because of jury duty - I bet that would have gained some local media attention at least. A coach who sent kids home from practice in their underwear and still has a job? So, to summarize: Coach, principal, school, courts, all suck and everyone you know and everyone they know gets screwed when it comes to jury duty. Got it.
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Post by padresfan619 on May 20, 2016 16:06:22 GMT
This sounds like something straight out of Friday Night Lights or something.
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Post by Darcy Collins on May 20, 2016 16:12:45 GMT
The coach is full of shit - there's no way in hell they cut the star basketball player for serving on a jury - it would be ILLEGAL to do so.
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Post by wholarmor on May 20, 2016 16:44:59 GMT
Yeah, we don't pay state income tax, either. I still don't get it. A coach sending their players home in their underwear would make big-time headlines.
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Post by anonrefugee on May 20, 2016 16:48:22 GMT
There's no way a Coach could get away with that here. And why would he want to do it ? Cut a star player, just to make a point about something that might not reoccur? It must have been an extremely gifted team that year!
If a Coach, or a Teacher, made a call that jeopardized scholarships, and / or a student's future, then attorneys would be involved. I'm usually annoyed with litigation based on one student or family's "needs". But in this case would support it. There's a serious lack of judgment in your system.
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Post by debmast on May 20, 2016 16:57:48 GMT
This. My dd was called for jury duty in Feb. She is gone to college 4 hrs away, with no car. She was deferred for 3 months when she is home for summer break. It was no big deal, we just filled out the request. Why couldn't he do that? I don't get the big deal with BB either? why would he be playing BB now? and isn't school going to be out in a few wks?? Or are you meaning this NEXT winter? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) then good gravy!!! that's just way over thinking things. Being a HS or college student does not qualify for deferment without going before the judge, in district court. It does in federal court. The basketball players have weight training/basketball skills, with the coach, as a class all 9 months of school. They are also getting ready for summer tournament season. He just wanted to hear other adults points of view on registering to vote as a high school student, and wondered if pea kids served in HS. After reading the thread, it's safe to say, he won't ask me to ask the peas in the future. Where do you live? I just checked our DISTRICT court (Texas) and these are both listed as acceptable reasons for exemption: Is a student of public or private secondary school; Is a person enrolled and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education; So here HS or college will get you an exemption (among a host of other things). We have lived here for 10 years. Hubby has gotten summons a few times, but never been selected. He just did get selected a couple weeks ago. For a murder trial. Took 8 days. He missed work. We hardly saw him. He didn't even try to exempt (he had no reasons) and said it was actually interesting (& sad). Your coach sounds like a real asshat and I cannot imagine he ever still works there. In the district we are in, sending kids home in their undies would have caused such an uproar, he'd be long gone.
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