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Mom charged after putting recording device in daughter's backpack
In late September, Sims says she had enough. She tells 10 On Your Side her 9-year-old daughter was getting bullied at Ocean View Elementary. She says repeated calls and emails to the school went un-returned. [...] Sims says she took actions into her own hands. She wanted to prove that nothing was being done to help her 4th grade daughter. She put a digital recorder into her daughter's backpack in hopes of catching audio from inside the classroom. "If I'm not getting an answer from you what am I left to do?" she asked. The recorder was found. The 9-year-old was moved to a new classroom and about a month later Sims was charged by police.
[...] Sims was charged with felony use of device to intercept oral communication and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The felony charge could carry five years in prison.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by sjames on Thursday November 30 2017, @04:36AM (2 children)
Of course they said that. They want to make sure she is too afraid to realize that since it's a one party consent state, the charges were bogus and were meant to intimidate her from the start. She could sue for that.
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Thursday November 30 2017, @07:03PM (1 child)
From the last paragraph, it appears that she is considering a lawsuit. Typical mealy-mouthed response from the school admin, I see.
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Thursday November 30 2017, @07:36PM
Yeah, the school administration's response is about as sincere as "your call is very important to us..." after an hour on hold. I'm glad the woman wasn't scared off and I hope her lawsuit goes through, especially against the prosecutor's office.