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I think if a minor breaks the law off campus the school should not be able to take disciplinary action, regardless of whether or not the police are involved. CMV

So I was sitting about a quarter mile off campus at my brothers middle school waiting to pick him up and while I was twiddling my thumbs a kid riding a skateboard hops off and starts walking home. Several seconds later one of the school staff drives up in the school's golf cart and takes him back to campus to fill out disciplinary paperwork.

Now for the most part, I hate skate culture and all it entails. However; the one thing I do agree with that has been seemingly popularized is that it's not the job of the citizenry to police skaters. It's for the cops to handle. That kid wasn't wearing a helmet, but he was also off campus at the point he started riding his board at which I don't believe it's the job of the administrative staff to take action against him when he's distinctly off campus. I also feel giving him detention or what have you over the issue only hurts his educational future, as all it seeks to do is make the individual bitter towards the school for impacting his off campus life. 

Consider if he actually lived across the street from the school (we were in a neighborhood). Where does his private life begin where he's not under scrutiny from the school? If someone wants police action taken against a kid for breaking the law, I'm all for it. However; I don't think disciplinary action from the school is necessary or positive when there is an external legal matter at hand. Let the kid hate the government for making him clean up trash after school. Don't make the kid bitter about having to get an education of some kind and make the school into a greater enemy in his eyes.

Edit: This is an American Public School BTW. So there's really no element of either prestige or scholarly reputation.

Edit: I was actually incorrect about the context of reporting violent crimes. Turns out if you aren't attached you can't be legally penalized for it. My initial idea though still mostly stands, because teachers are required to intervene in violent crimes involving students.

Also I'd just like to reel it back in guys, we're trying to change my view not circle jerk about weather or not I'm correct.
gpt
This is actually very simple. For insurance reasons, the child is considered under the responsibility of the school from the moment he leaves his house in the morning until he gets home after school. Including in between school and home. 

For this reason it is obviously in their best interests to deal with any delinquency at those times, they are responsible for it. 

Even if the child had come home or something, they are going to treat the child as their responsibility if there is any question because the parents sure as hell would if it came down to insurance.