Could the days of the suspensions for the GI Joe toy guns be gone soon?
Zero Tolerance makes zero sense unless you look at it from a bureaucrat's perspective. Zero Tolerance means zero judgment calls, just follow the checklist.
More schools are rethinking zero tolerance - The Washington Post
A six-year-old student was strapped in an ambulance and sent from school to a psychiatric ward, after his teacher caught him drawing a picture of a violent video game. He was forced to be committed for 72-hours in a mental hospital.
The article says he misses his dad who is serving in the...
A 7-year-old from Oklahoma City made the news this week when he was suspended for pointing his fingers like in the shape of a gun. Government institutions are doing a good job of teaching the staff and students to hate freedom, aren't they? Public schools, what a joke. :noway:
First grader...
Anyone need high blood pressure medication after reading this story?
Girl runs afoul of gun rules - Daily Inter Lake: Local/Montana
I wrote a letter to their board to put a little pressure on them to decide this in a just manner. If you feel so inclined you are welcome to use my letter as...
A Massachusetts teacher sent a note home with students that said pencils would be not allowed in her class because they could be used as a weapon. Fortunately the superintendent said that she had not received approval to write the note. But it is illustrative of the anti-weapon mentality that...
David Codrea take a look at an 8 year old who was expelled last year for bringing a toy gun to school. It's likely that he'll still be expelled this year. Oh, and the powers that be would like him to attend a school for "problem kids". Zero tolerance is the problem and abolishing government...
My sister sent me the text of this story in an email. For a moment I thought it was from The Onion.
5-Year-Old Suspended Before Graduation - Phoenix News Story - KPHO Phoenix
Not exactly but close. A senior in a high school close to me was caught with a shotgun in his truck in the school parking lot. He had been hunting the night before. So he had planned to get a ride to school from a friend, but he had to work. So the senior drove his own truck instead...
Six year old suspended for hand gesture
… no, not that hand gesture, one much more benign.
A six-year-old Michigan boy was suspended for making a gun gesture with his hand.
That’s right, hoplophobia and Big Brother Nanny-ism has reached a new low in Michigan.
From Fox News:
Erin...
Hello all INGOers,
From day one, my wife and I have taught our children to say no to drugs. There are programs like D.A.R.E. that teach kids that drugs are bad. We tell them that if they see people doing drugs to say no. Schools have taught children to say no to drugs.
Well on Tuesday...
Just found this update on another board:
Expulsion of Willows High student with shotguns near campus overturned - Latest News - sacbee.com
A Willows High School student who was expelled for having firearms in his pickup that was parked near the school will be reinstated and have the...
Slashdot Science Story | Police Called Over 11-Year-Old's Science Project
Science project prompts SD school evacuation - SignOnSanDiego.com
11 year old Student makes motion detector out of Gatorade bottle and some electronics as a "personal science project". Brings it to school and shows it...
WILLOWS -- The Willows Unified School District board of trustees has expelled a 16-year-old for having unloaded shotguns in his pickup parked just off the Willows High School campus.
The board voted 4-0 Thursday to expel junior Gary Tudesko after the weapons were discovered via scent-sniffing...