They're trying to get me expelled, I'm not backing down.... I feel too strong on this.
They're trying to expel you for using proxies? It seems extremely harsh to me, but it is sort of up to them.
I'd suggest doing something like "I know it was wrong and I won't do it again." I got in some pretty severe trouble in HS over "abusing" computers and it was over something far, far worse than using proxies, in my opinion. The tech coordinator and the principle decided that suspending my account for all non-academic purposes and two days of in-school suspension were sufficient.
Best of luck, Dale.
DON'T FIGHT IT. Don't USE logic at ALL. They don't care for your opinion, and they don't care about you. They simply want to make an example out of you.
It's
their job to interpret and enforce the rules. Not yours. Don't try to do their job -- they won't listen and it won't help your case.
It's best to do what sidoh said: get on your knees and repent. That's what they want to see you do. If you do that, they may feel nice enough to let you off with a lesser punishment.
As a reasonably close example to this situation: my friend brought a knife
with him on a trip to Europe for choir.
He is now expelled and attending an alternative educational institute. As a comparison, kids who
bought knives and swords in choir in Europe
never even got a slap on the wrist. Hell, a few years ago
the principal bought a sword.
At the hearing, my friend tried to establish credibility and used a damn good argument/train of logic to prove that the expulsion was unwarranted and unnecessary. They even commented on his ability to argue. He had people
at the hearing -- including witnesses and chaperons who said they didn't feel threatened by him and that he was a good kid. He, however, only acknowledged that what he did was wrong. As far as I know, he never once apologized and promised to be a good boy or anything sappy like that.
He still got expelled.
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