Stolen iPad

frozenfrozen · 19-09-2012 06:47PM #1

A young girl in the school I attend had her iPad stolen today. She's probably about 13 years old and is from Korea and has no family here in Ireland and the iPad was her way of translating and staying in contact with her family.

I was trying to think of a way to replace this and thought maybe a school raffle would be a good way. I've no idea how many people actually buy raffle tickets though. Does anyone have any ideas about how to get money to buy a replacement for her, or have any idea about how to organise the raffle.

There are approximately 600 students in the school. A colours day is another fairly decent option.

sorry that this thread is like a civics class trying to raise money for a school trip but it's seriously unfair that this happened to this girl and the school as a community need to fix it

inb4 someone thinks im white knighting

3ndahalfof6 · 19-09-2012 06:50PM

Buy one yourself, put it up for raffle, with it being young kids the rest will look after itself,

you should have enough left over for a good weekend in Amsterdam.

Biggins · 19-09-2012 06:54PM

Honestly, who really in their right mind allows any child bring an expensive iPad to school?
Thats asking for trouble.

I could be wrong!

DipStick McSwindler · 19-09-2012 06:56PM

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frozenfrozen · 19-09-2012 06:57PM

Biggins wrote: »

Honestly, who really in their right mind allows any child bring an expensive iPad to school?
Thats asking for trouble.

I could be wrong!

I know I know, but she does use probably google translate (If that does non-western languages?) as her main way of communicating past her small understanding of English.

There's a school in and around Limerick that required each student to have an iPad instead of school books, so there are a few people who do leave their parents bring them to school!

My name is URL · 19-09-2012 06:57PM

She's probably about 13 years old and is from Korea and has no family here in Ireland

What's that all about?

frozenfrozen · 19-09-2012 06:58PM

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Ehhhh What????????

She lives with an Irish family, and comes to school here to learn English / do the leaving cert. And she's in 1st year so about 13 is my guess.

El Horseboxo · 19-09-2012 06:58PM

Must be a very independent 13 year old. In another country buy herself.

Have a race night or a pub quiz. Sure most of the kids are drinking at that age anyways.

miller50841 · 19-09-2012 06:59PM

The person that took it is responsible not the school not the grounskeeper not the stars in the sky why should the school or community need to fix ?

Biggins · 19-09-2012 07:00PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I know I know, but she does use probably google translate (If that does non-western languages?) as her main way of communicating past her small understanding of English.

There's a school in and around Limerick that required each student to have an iPad instead of school books, so there are a few people who do leave their parents bring them to school!

I would have suggest the girl use a cheaper phone with translate app on it?

As for the school with the Ipads, as many more equally would have had same, the incentive to steal one there would have been much lesser?

Anyway, sad to hear this item was stolen.
They are the price they are, far from easily replaced.

nbar12 · 19-09-2012 07:00PM

iDon't believe it

Micky Dolenz · 19-09-2012 07:02PM

Price an iPad and split it 500 or 600 hundred ways.
Every student could afford a € or so.

Do we have to think of everything?

frozenfrozen · 19-09-2012 07:03PM

miller50841 wrote: »

The person that took it is responsible not the school not the grounskeeper not the stars in the sky why should the school or community need to fix ?

It won't get fixed then. Yes that person is responsible but they're (probably) not going to bring it back or replace it for her, if they took it in the first place...

I won't be doing a collection here on boards so don't worry miller. People who want to help inside the school can help. and hopefully people can empathise with the situation more than you have.

frozenfrozen · 19-09-2012 07:05PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Price an iPad and split it 500 or 600 hundred ways.
Every student could afford a € or so.

Do we have to think of everything?

That would do if it was a place with 600 people who want to help. But this is a school with people who are aged between 12 and 19. Its going to take more planning than passing around a paper cup

3ndahalfof6 · 19-09-2012 07:05PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Price an iPad and split it 500 or 600 hundred ways.
Every student could afford a € or so.

Do we have to think of everything?

Yes but this wont cover the weekend in Amsterdam.

Talib Fiasco · 19-09-2012 07:05PM

Where was it stolen? Like if it was in school just wring the person responsible..you'll save money too..only if that's the situation.

Biggins · 19-09-2012 07:06PM

Was the Ipad covered by any household insurance where the girl resides?

Micky Dolenz · 19-09-2012 07:06PM

Go to pc, write a plea. Print out and hand around school. Then see what comes in.

3ndahalfof6 · 19-09-2012 07:07PM

There must be some way to track a piece of equipment like that at this stage of the game.

Micky Dolenz · 19-09-2012 07:07PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

Yes but this wont cover the weekend in Amsterdam.

Best get there soon. No smoking allowed very shortly.

miller50841 · 19-09-2012 07:08PM

Save Ferris

listermint · 19-09-2012 07:10PM

Get her a google nexus 7 they are cheaper and do the same job.. besides google translate rocks.

frozenfrozen · 19-09-2012 07:11PM

TheComeUp wrote: »

Where was it stolen? Like if it was in school just wring the person responsible..you'll save money too..only if that's the situation.

Unfortunately the person responsible isn't / wasn't known the last time I heard anything about it.

Biggins wrote: »

Was the Ipad covered by any household insurance where the girl resides?

That would be great, do things like ipads have to be named on house insurance?

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

There must be some way to track a piece of equipment like that at this stage of the game.

Find my ipad / find my iphone is an option, but unfortunately this app can be turned off easily within seconds of the device being stolen. and even if there is a password on the ipad the person can just turn it off until they can get to a computer to wipe it

3ndahalfof6 · 19-09-2012 07:12PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Best get there soon. No smoking allowed very shortly.

The raffle will take place tomorrow at 12:00, all tickets will be sold force-ably on entry to class, your lunch money for the rest of the week will be required,

GL all, this is a very important weekend.

Biggins · 19-09-2012 07:13PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

That would be great, do things like ipads have to be named on house insurance?

Thats a good question.
It boils down to the details within the signed up to, policy.
Each separate insurance company has it own specifications.

DylanII · 19-09-2012 07:16PM

If her parents can afford to send her to school in Ireland then surely they can afford to send her a new ipad.

My name is URL · 19-09-2012 07:16PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

She lives with an Irish family, and comes to school here to learn English / do the leaving cert. And she's in 1st year so about 13 is my guess.

Is this usual? I don't want to derail the thread, but I've never heard of a kid coming over from Korea or wherever else without their family, at 12-13 years of age, to spend 6 years here learning English and doing the leaving cert. That sounds very odd to me.. in fact I'd find that more upsetting than the girl having her iPad stolen.

Talib Fiasco · 19-09-2012 07:16PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Unfortunately the person responsible isn't / wasn't known the last time I heard anything about it.

Ah okay. But if you could establish when and where first it'd be a smarter thing to do. Like I know it's highly unlikely it'll turn up and organising a replacement is a sound thing to do but ye should at least try and track it down first anyway..it'll cost practically nothing and you never know luck and all that...