China Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Principal Puts Camera in Bathroom Reported By: Karyn Greer Web Editor: Michael King Last Modified: 12/1/2005 12:59:07 PM Mack Bedor, an eighth grader at Jasper County Middle School should be with his friends at school, but instead he's making up class work at home. “He’s got a five-day unwanted vacation. It’ll be on his permanent record that he stole school property. My opinion is that he did the right thing,” said Mack’s mother, Cindy Champion. Mac is being punished for taking a camera out of the celing of the boys bathroom that is shared by Jasper County Middle and High School students. The high school principal admits to putting the camera there. “There was tiles up there and it was cut out in a little circle,” Mac said. “It felt like it was the right thing to do because we were being violated in the bathroom, and I just knew I could trust my mom and she would do something about it.” “That was the interesting part to me that surprised me -- Ms. Massengil, the middle school principal, nor the teachers were aware. No one seemed to be aware besides the principal at the high school,” Champion said. “I had told the high school principal, Mr. Fore, that he needed to come up with another solution -- that this wasn't appropriate. His response to me was he was going to continue to film.” The Bibb County district attorney says cameras in public bathrooms are legal because schools have more leeway on privacy issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Principal must be a big fan of Sliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I agree with monitoring kids activity, but cameras in the bathroom is going to far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsForLife260 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Thats messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Was taking the camera the best option available? No. But it's kids we are talking about here, if they were able to decide for themselves what the best most responsible course of action is in 8th grade they be living on their own at 12 year old. The school shouldn't have suspended him for going to his mother with this. Going to adults should be encouraged. They also shouldn't have cameras in bathrooms. That is some seriously creepy **** right there. I'd flip out if I went in the bathroom at my office and spotted a camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 The only place I could see you installing a camera is right at the entrance or something like that. I can't even think of why that would be necessary, but to have one in the actual bathroom is very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lamb Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I am not o.k. with this at all. Unless the camera is over the sink area. But even then that is not right. Put it out in the hall at the entrance to the latrine rather than in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingwolf Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 if I was part of the Massengil clan and in highschool, I would really hate the inventor in family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Would you allow your boss to videotape your bathroom? I wouldnt and wouldnt allow it for my girls... 7/3.. no chance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboDaMan Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Hmmm, gosh, let me think for a second. No. This is incredibly poor judgement. Those responsible should be fired. I'd think this would be illegal in my own home, I can't believe anybody would try to justify this in a public bathroom. It sounds like this was secreted into the ceiling. Any reasonable justification for hiding it? If the camera is supposed to deter smoking, crime or whatever, make it obvious and place a big sign announcing the camera's presence. That might negate the need to actually turn the camera on, the deterrence might be enough. I can't find any reasonable explanation for secretly filming kids in the bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneskins Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 I find it odd that none of the teachers knew that it was in there. Only the principle. This is some sick ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81+83+84=Posse Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 The fact that only the principal knw makes it seem like there was something perverted going on. I bet people would be a lot madder if it were a girls bathroom. Either way, I think it's wrong and that the principal should be fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeypeet Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 That was the interesting part to me that surprised me -- Ms. Massengil, the middle school principal, nor the teachers were aware. Is this a joke? The principal's last name is Massengil? Can you even imagine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 isn't massengil the brand name of a vaginal wash? In other words...douche? Yes, it is. That sucks for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Good for the kid, i think he did the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 The fact that only the principal knw makes it seem like there was something perverted going on. I bet people would be a lot madder if it were a girls bathroom. Either way, I think it's wrong and that the principal should be fired. We have a winner. There is much more to this. If it was simply there for monitoring behavior, the whole staff would have known if for nothing more than a CYA. That the principal installed in on the sly should be a hugh red flag for the authorities. The kid should have just went to his parents without taking it down. But that doesn't excuse the principals action. I would be bringing a lawsuit if this was my childrens school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 This kid is a hero...though I wouldn't want him getting too used to stealing or vandalizing like that...still in this case he was totally justified in what he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pR0JEkT 21 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 :wtf:That is just nasty, I would never want to see kids [boys and girls] take a :pooh:, especially little boys, whats wrong with these people these days? :insane: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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