Yeah you're right. All of these "zero tolerance" school rules are merely the result of laziness and incompetence on the part of the teachers. It takes too much time and judgement to weigh every instance on a case by case basis so they just implement a blanket policy.
This kid needs love and support during such a stressful time in his life. Instead he is looked upon by the faculty as a problem to get rid of.
"Instead he is looked upon by the faculty as a problem to get rid of."
Excatly: "Being a teacher would be great if it weren't for those damned kids!"
You don't know that.
This is Columbus, GA. It's Fort Benning. This is the 3rd school year they've been dealing with deployments to Iraq.
Many of the students there have parents or guardians who are deployed to Iraq, and a number of the faculty and staff have spouses and/or children deployed to Iraq. Some of those soldiers are in Iraq for the 2nd or 3rd time, because some of them were in the first Gulf War, and many of them were in the actual battle, which was 2 school years ago.
I would expect that the school is well aware of the military and the needs of military dependents.