This child was in the FIRST grade and should have never been locked out of the school. Can you imagine what could have happened to that child in 19 minutes? Now, I'm not saying what these lawyers did was right - but I can certainly understand them being super pissed about it.

That's an entirely separate issue than what is discussed here in the article. These two are a couple of lowlifes who should never be allowed to practice law again. A prime example of why our country is deteriorating.

Chicago seems to have a lot of people behaving badly. These two attorneys should have had the education and smarts to figure out a better response than that. I'm just surprised they aren't politicans, at least we all know how stupid politicans are.

Both the parents and the PTA president were wrong. The question I would like answered though is why is the PTA president holding the keys to the school and is the one watching the building ? Unless not mentioned in the article, the PTA president is not employed by the school district. Maybe the attorneys should have taken the school district to court over the lock out ? The PTA president should have more sense, but as it is- there is probably no training required for this unpaid position and the school district is responsible for making sure the kids are supervised. Question 2. Where did the attorneys get the drugs ?

I feel sorry for the teacher that had to endure all of this.

Only someone with the ethics of a lawyer would stoop that low

I hope they do lose their child. They should not have children at all. I, also hope both are fully disbarred since they are or were lawyers.

Marty - you've lost me. What does Chicago have to do with this article?

These 2 so called attorneys need to be on one of those Most Dumbest Criminal shows. And wow....talk about holding a grudge. If I read this right, didn't that incident with their kid happen in 2010?

I hope they get debarred and never again allowed to practice law!

Great role models for their kid---- shame on them

Marty, this took place in California, not Chicago. Irvine is the city right next door to mine. I am very familiar with the type of people who live....wannabe upper middle class that really can't afford the life styles they are trying to live and it comes out as major stress. This is a shame, but to me, not a surprise that an Irvine couple would stoop to this level. And, I am not surpirsed by a PTA leader in Irvine that would treat a child that way.

Figures. California - where just about EVERYONE is a bloody attorney!

Can you imagine what could have happened to that child in 19 minutes?

He might have actually climbed a tree.

Marty-3578909, reading comprehension IS your friend. The couple are from CALIFORNIA.

Salvia58-3789575, she was with the after-school tennis program, and THAT story wasn't explained thoroughly as to everything that happened, except for the mother's side of the story.

The SAD part of all this is that the kid will likely be taken away from the parents' for obviously stupid choices in which to resolve matters; to deal with it in a criminal way.

@Marty-3578909- are you DAFT? The first three words are: "A California couple".

Locking a child out of a school should be criminal and the PTA person should be fired, forced to step down, or brought on child neglect charges. That being said, these parents should of worked within the law to try and get some action or justice, and what they did was stupid and wrong, but when administrators seem to be above the law I can understand the anger, just can't understand the action.

I hope they do lose their child. They should not have children at all. I, also hope both are fully disbarred since they are or were lawyers.

Really? Good to know if someone purposely leaves your 1st grader unattended you will fully support them in that decision. What they did was wrong, but would they have done it if their child was not neglected by the PTA person? Maybe there are two sides to that story but the article only mentioned one so it's all I got to go with and I would be pissed too.

So if somebody says something about you that is untrue and the newspaper writes up an article based on that person's story, should everybody convict you based on that crazy person's version? Read the article, please. The complaint was dismissed against Peters, the PTA woman, because the charge was found to be untrue. It was only the Easters who claimed Peters did anything wrong, and when they weren't believed, they planted drugs on her.

He might have actually climbed a tree.

Or been abducted.

A privileged kid been a, it's all about me, and the parents get mad a the school. Blame everyone except yourself when your child is a jerk and can't follow rules. It must be someone other than me.

Wow do some of you even know what the PTA is? It's a volunteer organization, called Parents and Teachers Association. The organization is usually the one that holds the fundraisers that pay for field trips, events, and sometimes the supplies the district can't afford and coats for the kids that need them (or maybe shoes in CA). They work their butts off in most schools and have little respect. They are normally not licensed nor do they need to be and ANY activity sponsored by them is supposed to be supervised by actual school staff unless CA has different laws on that. Nutso parents including those on the PTA sometimes are why I no longer am involved at my daughters school. After having a board member threaten to drop kick me because I asked why we were wanting to do something, I decided it just wasn't worth it!

I hope they didn't pass their dumb genes on to the child.

Remember, this is the same state that is trying to justify allowing an illegal alien to pass their BAR exam. I do have some questions about why anyone in the PTA would have keys to a school, or why they would be involved in any way with after-school sports activities, however, when I was playing sports in school, I do remember them locking the school doors after classes were dismissed for the day. I never cried.

look at this chick!!! those eyebrows! botox much??

figures. only from the O.C.

Jeez! These two must've attended the George and SheLie Zimmerman Criminal School for Dummies!!!

Folks Marty is trolling. Connecting Rohm Emanuel wanting to decriminalize weed (getting a ticket instead of a jail cell) with what these two idiots did. True Chicago has nothing to do with this story but with trolls that won't stop them. It isn't his reading comprehension that is bad. It's his politics.

Salvia you ask where did the attorneys get the drugs,did I read that correctly,I must not have because I do not believe that you woul ask a dumb question like that.

First, just allow me to say WOW!!

Certainly must have been lousy attorney's!! Of course, that is ignoring the simple fact that they are both NUTS!!

Guess their unfortunate son will be seeing another kind of "locked out" now!!

I just had one reoccuring thought when I first saw this. Please don't be in Texas, please don't be in Texas!! Sorry California!!

Salvia58 - Question 2. Where did the attorneys get the drugs ?

What? It's California, any street corner shop or the supermarket, who knows? Just about anywhere ;-)

Most Dumbest...

Really?

hmmm, seems like they are completely nuts... I thought at first it was the parents planting drugs on their kids.... fail...

Two more lawyers who belong behind bars.

As someone stated, the child was in the first grade and left outside a locked schoolbuilding. What would have been the outcome if it wasn't the Tennis Instructor but a child molester that found him and took him? Or, maybe the Tennis Instructor could have taken the child and molested him? What about the fact that the child could have wandered off? He was outside for 19 minutes. Sorry, what Peter's did was wrong and endangered a 1st Grader! In due respect, what the lawyers did was equally wrong. Being Lawyers, I would have pursued the Child Endangerment aspect of the issue.

Lawyers acting like criminals....NO, WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THAT could happen.

The police should of seached their home, looking at their pictures they both look like they are drugs users.

christmas is over...and the Easter bunnies pissed...Yeehaw...

I would like to know where the parents got the pot and prescription drugs???

Sounds like the PTA pres had it coming...............

I would like to know where the parents got the pot and prescription drugs???

Locking a child out of a school should be criminal and the PTA person should be fired, forced to step down, or brought on child neglect charges

Mr. Logic you seem to be buying their side of the story hook, line and sinker; even though their case was tossed and their restraining order was denied. These parents are psychos so don't believe their account at all. Going forward, anyone dealing with these people will no longer believe a thing they say that's how irrational these people are.

Theme music...for these articles ...would be helpful...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZPBUu7Fro

Had to be California or Florida. They seem to grow the most stupid people in those two states LOL. What wonderful parents. Ones that anyone would be proud to call Mom and Dad.

They could have afforded somebody who knew what they were doing. Maybe a cop.

The police were unable to determine or verify that the accused was in the school at the time the complaint was made, and therefore NOT POSSIBLE to be on the road as it was claimed... Until AFTER HER HOUSE WAS SEARCHED??

She had instant proof that the "complaint" was bogus. But that proof wasn't going to be allowed until the cops were allowed their fishing expedition?

Gosh, whenever "evil weed" is involved, we all just need to throw our rights to the wind.

I would have never consented to a search of my home, ESPECIALLY if I was innocent!

Seems there would not have been a problem if the child was sensible enough (and had proper parent role models) to do as the teacher had requested. His BAD behavior initiated any action taken. BTW, I think he was locked out of the gymnasium, not the school if you know anything about schools and after school activities. So I like to see people take action instead of "oh honey please be nice and take your place" feel good stuff. He was a problem kid and now the reason is perfectly obvious, heck in a couple years he would be getting in big trouble, maybe there is a bright spot here. So I don't care that he was locked out, he brought it on, let him learn from it.

Something else that bothers me about the home search mentioned in this story -

I thought that in California if you want to smoke weed, all you had to do was visit the right doctor and get the proper "license" (they call it a "prescription")...

So why all of the hoopla? They questioned the suspect for hours - did they feel that this person had the means to legally get marijuana, but just chose not to? That she may have deprived some "doctor" of some income? And this would justify a search of a someone's home??

She had verifiable, immediate evidence that the complaint was suspect... Yet they asked her to consent to a search of her home. I feel bad for her that she was naive enough to allow it.

Just what were the cops really hoping to find or see in her home - dildos in the dresser drawers? Bad housekeeping? Anything at all that was legal but they could still snicker about back at the station? Were the cops just really bored that day?

Look folks, stop being so okay with giving up your rights when you're not guilty. You may not live long enough to regret it, but future generations might.

I agree with Marty. California, and the folks in Kenya, are totally screwing up this country.

They should have called police on the teacher and tried to get him cited for child endangerment. A first grader is usually no older than 7 or 8 years old. A perv driving around school zones could have easily picked him up in 19 minutes!!!!

If they were smart lawyers (which they aren't) they would have taken the incident to the press instead of trying to game the system. If the school, the police and the judicial system refused to discipline the teacher on their own then public opinion would have prompted some faster action. Like the teacher leaving and going to another school.

Saying they saw her put drugs in the car is just too obvious. Saying you say her smoking the pipe in the parking lot, when she was actually in the parking lot is more plausible. Make the call from a phone at the school, dummies!!!

Criminals in their area should be glad these idiots are off the street. I wouldn't want them representing me!

Lolly, I am sure all the psychopaths are grateful for your tips. Do you get joy when one of your students out does you? It's pretty clear that these two have a perverted view on reality and the severity of the prior incident exists only in their damaged minds.

Lawyers like this ruin it for the good one.

They did get a lawyer, themselves. Two idiots that should lose their attorney licenses...Wow, this is what the children of today learn from thier parents. No common sense, no respect, no nothing. Both losers.

No doubt the state will dis-bar.... wait, what am I saying!

Really exotic stuff! It sounds as though everyone involved could use some anger management therapy --- and that includes the teacher as well.

@2kmaro.. Your advise is reasonable 2k but my advice is if your going to set someone up you'd better cover all bases.. Luckily these two dorks were inexperienced and it slapped them in the face.. Time to move to a new neighborhood 'cause the cops have your MO now.. They don't deserve hard time, I would see probation and a possible civil suit by the teacher.. Do Not take away the boy!! They weren't Bonnie & Clyde for chrissakes.. As far as the drugs go, they can't pursue that as it would really be complicated but they'll be watched, I'm sure..

I can assure you that they will never practice law again. The loss of the ability to earn a living is probably an appropriate (and adequate) punishment.

what comes around...goes around...it's time to...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksVLkZ-SN4M

Well this certainly is a clear-cut case of two wrongs not making a right, and to the extreme, I'll add. Let's see if California will right the wrongs separately, and to the extreme.

I have a better question; where did they get the drugs? When I was a band director at an inner-city middle school, I was always amazed by the number of $40,000 SUV's driven by White drivers I saw driving through a poor all-black neighborhood. I suppose they were looking for a lemonade stand...yeah, right.

I have a better question; where did they get the drugs?

Prescription drugs are a dime a dozen and are in almost every medicine cabinet in this country. Most likely a prescribed pain killer from the suspects .The cannabis is on every street in every county in every state of this country.

Someone on the same street as you, is either buying or selling cannabis and prescription drugs. I am not in the least bit surprised about the drugs chosen. They are the easiest to come by.

"I suppose they were looking for a lemonade stand"

LOL

Why aren't they charged for the drugs too?

They may have prescriptions for both marijuana and the other pills they left, which means it was legal for them to have them in possession.

Ah, but the drugs were not in THEIR possession. Even in states where medical MJ is legal, it is still illegal to give, share, sell, trade or otherwise distribute your legally obtained drugs with anyone else. Same goes for prescriptions. Even if you obtained them legally, if you allow those drugs to be under anyone else's control, you have committed a crime.

Michael there is no restrictions on what neighbhood that someone can drive his or her SUV through,and I do not cosider a $40,000 suv an expensive vehicle ,I do not own any new vehicles but one of my co-workers just purchased a ford diesel pickup for work and it was over $60,000,

I do hope that you are not dumb enough to to try and say that black areas are the only ones with drugs,and you ask where did they get the drugs,may I ask what planet do you live on.

NeighborOfTheBeast, you're correct, except where medical MJ is concerned. Each state has their own laws pertaining to that. Here in Az., as well as Calif. Persons on the med program can share with others on that program. It;s called: Patient to Patient. Basically meaning that if I have a card(med pot) I can share my pot with others who have a card. NOW, with that said, you can NOT give or sell to anyone who does not have a card, and, you must keep out of sight n reach of children. Considering how they handled this, they f**ked up big time. I have NO clue as to what they were thinking, or if they thought at all. Lawyers??? WTF???? They DO know better.

My heart goes out to their child. That is the one hurt most in this BS.

Da Pup

It probably didn't seem possible to prove they planted the drugs, hence no drug related charges; the charges seem to be all about the phone call. The false imprisonment is a little weird; sounds like it was actually the cops who were guilty of false imprisonment, so they have to pass the blame onto someone else to avoid responsibility of course. They probably destroyed her house/belongings when they searched it also, because that's what they do. Of course she can't recoup any damages from the police, so she will have to sue the parents for what the cops did lol. Buffoonery all around. Just think if the parents hadn't screwed up so badly this woman might be sitting in jail. Of course noone that is in jail is ever innocent, right? Or maybe it's a lot higher percentage than one might think. I remember the original story about the kid being locked out of school and it seemed like a tossup whether the teacher/pta person did anything wrong or bad.

I agree, whole heartedly. Disbar both of them. California has more than enough lawyers as it is; no need for for these two 'bad' ones.

Yeah! They should be charged for wasting a perfectly good bag of weed, too.

tss-362801; california will just give the license to some illegal immigrants

Lost - who said the weed was wasted, you don't know California police very do you.

Look in her eyes, she looks like the one who's using the drugs.

You're right! And what do you say about the guy with his nose all crooked? With all the money that he vampirely sucks from his clients, he should've have it fixed!

funny, i said the same thing...she is on her way to butt ugly. She's half way there and that guy looks equally pathetic. nasty, nasty people.

I wonder if she knows what a comb is?? :-P

Yeah, because we all know how accommodating those nice police folks are when it comes to trying to look your best for your mugshots. :/

These people look all jacked up. She looks dazed and confused and he just looks plain stoopid.

I dunno... I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

She looks more like that girl from Florida that went on a binge with her brothers.

What do you expect? These are lawyers.

It WAS wrong to lock the kid out, however you would think they could find a better way to address the issue! Mind you, I don't think the rest of us will miss another lawyer. (she doesn't practice)

I'm amazed that someone would throw away their whole career doing something so stupid. I'm thinking there will be drug charges too.

I agree, that teacher was way out of line, locking a 1st grader (that's a 6-7 year old child) outside of the school after school hours. I would have been convicted of a lot worse then planting drugs in a car if this had happened to my 6 year old daughter. How dare that woman use the little bit of authority she has at that school to dishonor her responsibility to supervise and jeopardize the safety of an innocent child (regardless of how ridiculous his parents may be). Fortunately, Irvine (which is in Orange County, CA not Chicago) is a nice place with relatively low crime rates and that the tennis instructor found him before he decided to try and "find" his way home on his own.

I don't see how you can take such a hard stance against the PTA president when you don't have all the facts. Maybe the PTA president told the tennis instructor to let him in when he was ready. Maybe the kid was on the ground throwing a tantrum and there was an emergency the president had to care for, couldn't wait and the doors locked automatically. Obviously the police, Superior Court and the school investigated that incident and didn't take action.

You're hearing two criminals explain their side of the story. How can you jump to judgement when you've only heard one side of an obviously inflammatory accusation?

He shouldnt have been late! 20 minutes? whats he doing, smoking pot before tennis practice?

Good lord you helicopter parents are insane.

We were only given the parents' statement of why the child was locked out. Might want to hear the other side before you judge. I agree with a statement above - doesn't make sense that a PTA president had the authority to lock a child out. Where was the supervising teacher? The parents' statement just doesn't sound feasible, and I think something would have been done about it and the PTA president wouldn't still be president two years later.

Please keep in mind that the whole 19 minutes issue and the harassment issue if from the parent's complaint. Both the civil complaint (19 min. etc.) and the request for the restraining order were dismissed. I am guessing the court had a little more to go on than just what the parents said.

You know, a friends elderly father gave a co-worker a ride home and she went to the police saying she'd been kidnapped and locked in the car. Upon investigation, she was nuts and the car door automatically lock when it's put in gear. All we have here is the parents side of the story, and clearly they're a bit bat sh*t crazy. Furthermore, as the PTA is all volunteer, I've never heard of a PTA event being allowed without staff supervision.

what's a "helicopter parent"????

The three of them should be locked in a cell together. That b''ch who locked the child out wouldn't have a job if it was my kid she locked out.

If it was time to go in and all the other kids were listening, lining up and going in (18 out of 19), then it was their child's fault he was locked out of the school. Why should the other kids suffer because the one kid can't or won't listen. The kid was a brat, not listening and now his parents will be going to prison. On the other hand, locking the kid out of the school is a bad idea. My guess is the rest of the kids were getting drinking or using the bathroon and the kids was locked out only a couple of moments.

People are so gullible. Why would anyone with any intelligence assume that the Easters were giving an accurate account? Good grief - there was an investigation and it was determined that there were no procedures broken.

The little brat was shut out of the gym, not shut out of the school. Big difference - he wasn't thrown on the streets. He was still in a secure environment - he just didn't get to do what he wanted to do at the time.

Kids lie, parents lie. If you've even been involved in education, its a fact of life.

Read the article. She didn't lock the kid out of the school. If he had been home trained to respect his elders this whole situation could've been avoided. At least now there are two less unscrupulous lawyers running around CA.I hope that the PTA leader sues them for planting the drugs on her property and slandering her name and reputation. Low lifes.

Helicopter parent from wikipedia:

Helicopter parent is a colloquial, late 20th and early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to their child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. The term was originally coined by Foster W. Cline, M.D. andJim Fay in their 1990 book Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility,^[1] although Dr. Haim Ginott mentions a teen who complains, "Mother hovers over me like a helicopter..." on page 18 of the bestselling book Between Parent & Teenager published in 1969. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover closely overhead, rarely out of reach, whether their children need them or not. In Scandinavia, this phenomenon is known as curling parenthood and describes parents who attempt to sweep all obstacles out of the paths of their children. It is also called "overparenting". Parents try to resolve their child's problems, and try to stop them coming to harm by keeping them out of dangerous situations.^[2][3]

Schools are almost always locked down now, whether classes are in session or not. If the kids aren't there at very specific times (the mass entry and exit times), they will automatically be locked out. If the little boy in question didn't stay with the rest of the herd, it was bound to happen. That's the price we're paying for safety these days. I feel sorry for children now--when do they ever get to experience a little independence?

I think that is why these parents went to this extreme. The article says that the person who locked the child outside was the head of the PTA and when the parents heard about this incident they took it to court were the PTA leader stated that she locked the boy out because he was late and it was "too hard to wait for him". I know no one likes lawyers but as a parent if this happened to my child and the school did nothing, and I went to court and the court did nothing, I would act on my own. I think planting drugs was stupid and cowardice, that PTA leader should have been faced head on, exploited for her incompetence and removed from her position and no longer allowed to have any supervisory responsibilities in regard to children.

I don't know what was heard in the court because that isn't stated in the article but, the "too hard to wait for him" was what the child's mother said the PTA president told her (the mother) when she asked why her child was locked out. I think there was something else stated in court because both the civil case and the request for a restraining order were thrown out.

It depends on the circumstances and context of the incident with the PTA president and the child. If he/she was being rude or inconsiderate to the kid then it's just too bad the parents got caught. If, after hearing that the kid ended up crying, pres was still completely unapologetic and unsympathetic with the parents then f*ck that person, they have no business being in such a position of influence.

I've seen so many PTA leaders so wrapped up in their own ego its just absolute poison. Then again I've seen so many kids turn out to be amaziongly beautiful beings despite the shenanigans of their parents and environment thank god for free will

The PTA president was innocent! She was investigated two years ago, when the alleged "lockout" incident happened, and the authorities found the accusations to be baseless and dismissed all charges! They had a beef with this lady because they thought their perfect little angel was wronged and the PTA, the school district, the local police and the prosecuting attorney all conspired to sweep this under the rug. Occam's razor, people. Which is the most likely scenario? A spoiled brat, raised by two self-indulgent parents, throws a hissy-fit and is separated from the rest of the kids to calm down, or a massive conspiracy staged by the local government to protect a PTA volunteer?

It wasn't"t the principal, read the story or STFU. And if the kid was 20 minutes late, I would lock up and continue working with the kids who were smart and considerate enough to follow the rule and be on time. It was after school hours so what did the parents do, just dump him at the curb late and drive off without seeing if he got in. When you have a group of kids, you don't make them wait for the one who is late, it sets a bad example and tells them "Hey, on time or not doesn't matter because you are special". That is the wrong message.

I didn't even think about Milgram's example. The kid may have been locked out of school without the PTA person even knowing he was there because she was already in the school working with the kids. Most schools even during the day are locked. At my school, you need to be buzzed in or have an id badge; therefore, even kids at recess could not just go in and out. In is the fault of all those violent acts that occurs at schools nowdays.

...and politicians.

1st Lawyer (while looking at the new receptionist): "I screwed her."

2nd Lawyer: "Out of what?"

Denver - that made me laugh out loud!

cute denver!

Lawyers wear ties to keep the foreskin from covering their head.

Expecting someone to adapt to your personal time frame and not making sure your kid is on time sounds like child endangerment to me. The PTA lady had other kids too, and can't spend all her time on one kid. The school doors in KC lock automatically after a person enters. When I was a kid the doors were never locked but now we have to lock them to protect the kids from from the scum that results from parents who wouldn't teach their kids and wouldn't let them be punished by others when they were wrong, parents like these two and the people on here who think that the PTA lady should be punished for taking care of all the kids and not just one.

"can't fix stupid"

I don't think we have the whole story about the boy being locked out of school. If you have a group of children and are waiting for one while the others are heading in, it can get confusing and he may have been forgotten. I doubt that she purposely left him outside for 20 minutes.

let go of the pain man. "5" was a long time ago. let go, and be free...

did you sue your mom for being so incompetent?...people like you think that every person on Earth should glide through life without any problems at all. If your child is truly scarred from being outside for 19 minutes then you have one pathetic little useless kid! You scold someone and move on, you don't need to destroy their lives just because youre a whiney, over-protective parent! get a clue and while youre at it, get some class and dignity too. Maybe youre this way because your mommy let go of your hand for 5 minutes?

I was a teacher. I did a head count everytime I came into my classroom. You don't just misplace/lose a child, and you certainly don't leave a 1st grader outside. Totally inappropriate. However, I have to say that not all lawyers are this stupid. I work for 4 really great attorneys. These two are just idiots.

Jules, if you are, in fact, a lawyer, then you know how important it is to read and understand everything about a case before you say or do anything. Please reread the article. It sounds to me like the "19 minutes" and the "too hard to wait" stuff was from the parent's complaint. I have a feeling there was something different heard in court and that is why the case was thrown out.

jules78: My mom accidentally let go of my hand at a busy mall when I was 5 and to this day I remember how terrified I was.

REALLY?? No terror from having to kiss a Hairy lipped Aunt goodbye..........just let go of your hand in a crowded area and "Bam" Panic attack??? Hope to god you don't have any "flashbacks" while your performing your duties in one of those "CROWDED" courtrooms........ for the sake of your clients, Hope your mom's phone # is on speed dial................

Be Afraid of Lawyers...........VERY AFRAID!!!

Jules sounds like he had some separation issues. Did the doctor not cut the umbilical cord till you were out of college?

When I was five I left the house and walked a 1/4 mile (not far) to a building full of strangers, it was called school, and I had a great time.

You don't by any chance run a small, out of the way motel do you?

You're supposed to be an attorney yet you couldn't comprehend correctly what the article was saying? The charges were thrown out because the courts nor the police believed these two liars and criminal's account of what really happened. Maybe you should be disbarred too, if you ever took and passed the bar as you claim that is.

It's uncertain what Shakespeare really meant by that; the character who says the line is a criminal of low intelligence trying to overthrow the country and replace it with a communist style government for their own benefit. His leader is using a false identity and if they kill all the lawyers than maybe no one will find out they are not who they claim to be. Shakespeare made lot's of jokes about bureaucracy etc. but back then lawyers were not hated like they are today.

True. I'm not trying to excuse the PTA lady but the only thing she's guilty of is a lack of maturity. These two, on the other hand, chose to commit three felonies just because someone exercised bad judgement.

Sorry, child endangerment is a felony too ??

the only thing she's guilty of is a lack of maturity.

No, she's also guilty of child endangerment. If a small child was locked or left outside of a building without any supervision how hard do you think it would be for someone to kidnap them?

Actually the school would be liable not the PTA president as it is a volunteer position that the school is supposed to supervise.

your every ones worst nightmare. someone who thinks their child is more important than anything or anybody else.

We don't know what happened. This was an after school program. Maybe it was later in the evening and the PTA lady didn't know that kid was there. The other kids were inside and the parents dropped the kid off without making sure he was inside. School doors are locked now days - during school hours as well as after hours.

Before you start condemning an entire state based on one issue you should probably make sure you understand the issue you’re referring to. Sergio Garcia is the man you are talking about and he was brought here as a child by his family. His father is now a naturalized citizen and Mr. Garcia took the legal route to citizenship and applied for a visa 18 years ago when he was seventeen, the application is still pending. Instead of being so worried about how he could possibly obtain a law license you should be concerned with why it takes over 18 years to process an application for a visa, then maybe more undocumented immigrants would pursue the legal path to citizenship instead of remaining in the shadows. From my perspective we should be encouraging more bright intelligent people like Mr. Garcia to become productive U.S. citizens to combat the wealth of ignorant uninformed people like yourself. Mr. Garcia was brought into this country, endured poverty working as a child in the California nut groves with his family, worked his way through law school, and passed the bar on his first try, what have you done BlackKnight? Instead of labeling Mr. Garcia as a criminal we should be championing him as a model of achievement for the millions of impoverished undocumented children in this country to strive towards. But good job BlackKnight keep peddling your ignorance...

My take on it is that they were prescribed pain killers to one of them and they smoked cannabis.

Possession is a wasted charge to go after. Just focus on planting drugs and fabricating a story in an attempt to get someone arrested.

And no, this doesn't only happen in California. There is enough idiotic behavior in every state.

18 years because he is a criminal, no matter how he got here, he is breaking the law ?

what a pathetic post, maybe YOU should sink back into the slime you came from...... what backwards a$$ state do you hate from....

Wow blacknight. I live in California and I applaud that young man's tenacity. He has been trying almost his entire life to become a citizen and contribute to our society in a positive way. While I am against illegal immigration, I am not against educating the ones that are here. California has it's flaws (as do all states) but wishing an entire society to sink into slime makes me question your level of education and contribution to our society. I bet you have contributed less than Mr. Garcia and his family.

So you're a lawyer/politician.

Did they think they could get away with this??? For lawyers, they together lack a brain!!!!

at first I was horrified at the parents, then I read the rest of the story and I was horrified by the PTA parent's actions. That PTA parent is just cruel.