Yes it is possible and probable Terrence is LD. Most people have atleast a very minor LD. Most have it so minor it is not really noticeable.However, this example in my opinion is interesting for several reasons.
I went to school where some idiot did just that. MULTIPLE times. Brought weed to school was caught smoking it. After the 8th time in Lexington MA, (my junior year of highschool) the kid was allegedly expelled till his daddy a renowned lawyer in Boston threatened to sue. The first 7 times the kid got a 1 to 3 day period of suspension. (So much for the no tolerance policy.) The last time after being expelled he was actually back in class all of just under 7 days later. This case no LD was involved. But if schools are going to let parents pull that kinda crap well... Then maybe it ain't LD students we need to worry about but schools lacking in backbone.
Having LD, is NOT an excuse to be a belligerant jerk. It is NOT an excuse to break laws. It is grounds on which to demand a smaller class or to take a test orally rather than written and provide the same answer for the same credit or to ask to have the time restriction removed from a test.
Pardon my language but being a belligerant asshole is just not ok for anyone. One must treat others with decency. Such behavios are in many cases more often a sign of lack of discipline at home which is not uncommon in single mother households in which mom works full time plus to make ends meet and still doesn't succeed. I would personally say that these behaviors are more indicative of the poverty factor.
1. Marijuana is easier to get in bad neighborhoods which ofcourse happen when large groups of those living in poverty live in close proximity.
2. Lack of discipline tells you no one is there for him. There is always a reason a good parent has a messed up kid. Lack of manners and proper behavior indicates a lack of parent in most cases in my opinion.
3. Low reading level does NOT necesarily indicate LD. It can also indicate lack of proper education which is again not uncommon in poverty stricken areas.
4. The only real indication of LD in my opinion is the IQ score. It is lower than that of Bush Jr. We all know Bush Jr is entirely drooling and idiotic and completely unable to manage anything. Therefore this indicates that the kid in question, was one of 3 things, LD, (in which case such a low IQ bears witness to that in that the ratio between the various IQs so to speak were sooooo different that the average came out to a super low IQ. At such a low IQ however, that kid should not be even able to tie his own shoes therefore, we know he is either one of the spanish drooling inbred rulers of the middle ages or a fictitious example if infact his shoes were tied and he could actually tie his profanity tyrade at the principal into functional cohesive sentences.
Last point i would like to make is this, those with LD are frequently misunderstood. It can be frusterating. What is more, the impoverished and the disabled alike are much more commonly subject to abuse. Authority figures have been abusing people since.... the beginning of time. Just look at the ancient Kushite empire. (slightly south of Egypt along the nile, finally reaching their greatest heights in Meroe in what is commony called the meroitic period.) They, had a gross thing for human sacrifice when the king or authority died, sometimes hundreds or thousands were sacrificed and laid to rest with him. Indicating, the disparity between the ranks of people that can exist when the set up includes rulers and surfs. The french revolution didn't happen for no reason either. Neither did the boston tea party or the following war. Today in america, the most abused population is that population known as 'disabled.' That they ignored the outcries of this child that he had been mistreated is at the very least gross negligence on the part of the school in this example. However, demanding he calm down and stop the profane rude statements while he explains his issue is completely within reason.
I would say the indicators here for the vast most part indicate the sad fact of good old american poverty which needs to be abolished.
But then, what do i know? I am learning disabled, multi lingual, and an archaeologist. Not an educator.
The only difference i can think of here, is that i don't think in most schools for a first offense they would get the police involved and would instead handle it through the education system as opposed to the legal system which seems more likely to happen should one get caught by a shop keeper off school property. Off school property is the real world. School property is sort of... Practice space for the real world. Though the penalty may be harsh i think in general the governing body of the school would handle it as opposed to the legal system. But again i am just a dyslexic epigrapher not an educator.
