He and his mom had signed an Academy Honesty Pledge which warned that cheating was grounds for immediate removal from the class.   But, but, but..…
Whoopsie, It appears Daddy Snowflake is getting some backlash to his lawsuit from folks that think it’s a little ridiculous.   However, snookem’s ain’t gonna allow his little Doogie Howser to miss out on all the bestest of Ivy’s.  Talk about doubling down on stupid, check out this update –
CALIFORNIA – Jack Berghouse doesn’t dispute that his son, a sophomore at Sequoia High School, copied someone else’s homework. But the Redwood City father believes the school district was wrong to kick his teenager out of an English honors class for the offense, and his decision to sue has embroiled the family in a public, opinionated debate.
“I’m getting a lot of hate calls at my office,” said Berghouse, who practices family law. “I had no freaking idea this would happen.”  […] “There is the possibility this will cause permanent harm. What university will it keep him out of? Will that have far-ranging consequences in what kind of job he can get?” Berghouse said.
[…]  Sequoia Principal Hansen informed the family that the student would be allowed to participate in the International Baccalaureate program next year, with no mention of the cheating on his record. But he would still be left out of the advanced studies sophomore English class.
The family rejected that offer. By drafting a confusing and poorly written honesty pledge, Berghouse said, Sequoia teachers have cheated far more.   (read more)
CALIFORNIA – The parents of a Northern California high school sophomore are suing the school district for kicking the teenager out of an honours class because he cheated.

When he started classes at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, the boy, who is unnamed, signed an Academy Honesty Pledge warning him that cheating is grounds for immediate removal from the advanced-level English class.
The student’s father, Jack Berghouse, and his wife filed a lawsuit last week against the school district claiming their son’s due process rights were violated.
MercuryNews.com reported that the teen was tossed from the class for copying another student’s homework.
The ‘Academic Honesty Pledge’ clearly stated that cheating is ground for removal from any and all advanced placement courses.
Mrs Berghouse and her son both signed the agreement.
However, the lawsuit claims that the school’s policies regarding punishment for cheating are vague and contradictory, and therefore shouldn’t be enforced.
Mr Berghouse never denied that his son cheated, and told MercuryNews.com that the sophomore is contrite.  ‘He knows it’s wrong,’ he said. ‘You cannot imagine the mental and emotional penalty that has been inflicted upon him.’
The parents offered several other punishment suggestions instead of banishment from the advanced placement course, including working as a teacher’s assistant after school for the rest of the semester.
Sequoia High School District Superintendent James Lianides wrote in a March 19 letter that the pledge ‘clearly states that any incident of cheating or plagiarism will result in the student removal from the class with no exceptions.’
He added that if plagiarism and cheating were tolerated by the high school, it would devalue the school’s reputation and the student’s diploma.  (read more)