[wintertime]

"In early December, my son shot what amounts to a spitwad. They classified the spit wad as a weapon, expelled my son from school the rest of the year, filed assault charges on him with the sheriff's department, mandated that he take 'substance-abuse counseling' and 'anger-management counseling' and must do 24 hours of community service."

Warning: Parents BEWARE!

If you institutionalize your child in a prison-like government "school" ( really indoctrination center) he may come home with a lifetime record as a felon for shooting soft plastic pellets!

Question: Is the free babysitting worth it?

[goldi]

No. But you never hear other parents complain about this type of treatment if their kid is not involved. They’re happy it didn’t happen to their kid, and they keep their mouths shut, hoping for the best, and dreading the worst — “Oh please God, let my kid get through the next how many years of this absolute insanity without getting a felony record for blowing styrofoam pellets through a straw or taking a real gun (not a “finger” gun or a picture of a gun, but a real gun), and blasting the whole administrative office staff including the superintendent of this nut house into oblivion.”

It’s not worth walking on eggs for 12 years for a crappy public school education. There are better options.