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NEWS: Ohio Middle School Suspends Girl After Finding 'Death List' Based on Death Note

While I agree that bringing a 'Death Note' to school with fellow student names in it, I would much rather her take out her aggression by writing down names instead of acting upon it.

The live-action? The fact that it will never be on American TV has nothing to do with the content, live-action dramas never make it here.

I can see if she wanted to vent at home or something, by writing their names in the note, but why bring it to school? If you need to go public with your bully issues, go to a councilor, or stand up to them in person. This person obviously was trying to be edgy and scare the students. Keep that sick shit to yourself.

Reading the sources as well, I feel that the school took the appropriate steps, especially considering what the student did after she got in trouble.

1) Most middle schools are somewhere in the 6-9th grade range. This would place most students at ages 11-15 range (most commonly 12-14). The manga is rated 16+, and the anime is rated 15+. While I have no problem with the girl watching the series, if her parents allow it, it's not appropriate for a school where at most (if not all) of the students are under the age rating.

2) The girl did not get in trouble for having it. She got in trouble for "inciting panic," which is what any school administrator should feel if they randomly find a book listed as a "Death List" that contained students' names in it. Yes, after it was explained, the school understood what it was, but it still caused a panic, because it's not something appropriate for at school (you'll note that none of the other students who stated that they had them at home got in trouble).

3) The girl (from the source) was explicitly told not to speak to anyone regarding the incident. Her response was to vent to another student, who was on the list, and hadn't known that. The other student got scared, and his parents were upset over this.

4) The school (again, from the source) issued a statement that they're looking at the incident and what can be learned from it, and are going to be educating both parents and students on what the show is about, and what is and isn't appropriate for school.

The school took the appropriate steps. She left something that could easily be misconstrued laying around, got in trouble for panicking people with it, and then went around and vented to people after being told not to discuss it with anyone. And now the school is going to educate people on what is and isn't appropriate, to avoid panic in the future.