The ‘infuriating’ saga of the Texas teen suspended after rescuing a classmate

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If one of the comments at the end of the article is to be believed, the author left out a ton of possibly relevant information. The information includes the type of school it is (a school for kids with disciplinary issues) and the girl involved having a history of faking asthma attacks.

Regardless though of the information brought up, there's no reason to suspend a student for this, so hopefully this wasn't the case.

Sigh. Shoddy reporting, and people who don't take responsibility for themselves. The girl says she blacked out and then remembered someone picking her up. Right.

How this became a national story, I'll never know. But I do know I've been in situations with young adults who don't own their mistakes, or find ways to do what they want to do, such that it seems like they had no other choice. You look like a monster as a kid is "practically dying" while you know their history and brutally selfish tactics.

True, and anonymous disparaging comments on news posts generally are highly accurate, right?

Texas is a crazy place

Yeah, I'm absolutely sure this could never happen anywhere else besides Texas.

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