[JenB]

Glad you have rational schools. One near where I grew up, in nice sane suburban PA, suspended a six year old boy for a plastic fireman’s axe that was part of his Halloween costume. That was my introduction to “zero tolerance” and I’ve kept an eye out on those stories since. There’s a lot of zero tolerance nonsense out there and it’s getting worse.

[E Rocc]

"Zero tolerance" is how educrats appear to be "doing something" without having to display anything remotely resembling good judgement.

We sang and did all these things and we turned out okay....oh, that's right, the lefties that have way too much power in the schools don't think we did.

-Eric

[SoftballMominVA]

Good points - and remember, 5th grade for mine was 7 years ago. Think about all the craziness that has happened since then. Maybe if she did it now, there would be a different outcome.

A plastic ax? geez!

[wintertime]

Glad you have rational schools. ( Jen B)

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It all depends on the voting mob.

If you are not in agreement with the voting mob, a parent’s only recourse is an expensive and disruptive move, or a futile, frustrating, time consuming political fight to impose their will upon the voting mob. Of course, if the parent (with his partisan voting mob) wins, the other opposing voting mob will be supremely unhappy. Their only recourse is an expensive disruptive move, or another futile, frustrating, and time consuming political battle.

Does this sound like a rational system? I certainly don’t think so!

Solution: Complete separation of school and state.