The principal called our parents for crawling under some freight carriages 1/4-mile away from school, even though we were out of the school's jurisdiction. Why?
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Egao No Genki
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(extended question summary) One morning in 1st Grade, I walked to school with some friends (from a babysitter's house, I think) and some freight cars were blocking a railroad crossing. We didn't want to be late, and I think we didn't have as much patience as we do now. Therefore, we crawled under the trains to cross the crossing. Somebody witnessed it (maybe a passing bus driver) and phoned our teacher(s) about it. Sometime after class started, I and the friends that were with me were called to the Principal's Office. Dr. Dorsch lectured us about crawling under the trains and proceeded to call our parents at home, work, or wherever they were. But why would he care about something we did outside of his jurisdiction anyway? If something happens at the school, then that's his business. This was a few minutes away from the school. Don't principals and teachers grasp the concept of "jurisdiction?" I learned that term in 8th Grade so you'd think all of them would by now.
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He did that which any normal moral person would do. You were participating in risky behavior. Your principal probably had more power with your folks, but anyone could have done the same.
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Because you were putting yourselves in danger. Anybody, not just the principal and not just the school staff, should warn your parents. It has nothing to do with jurisdiction, and everything to do with the Good Samaritan. To ignore young people putting themselves in danger would be "passing by on the other side of the road". The only difference was that the principal had your parent's address. Any other responsible adult who could trace your parents should do the same,
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