[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Even though a pocket knife is not considered a weapon under New York State penal code, the district also prohibits students from possessing anything "that reasonably can be considered a weapon."

- a pencil
- gravity
- a shoelace
- a belt
- bricks
- a car

All of those are illegal on the school grounds in this district?

[MarMema]

It seems to be at the discretion of the district here, but I do know many years ago a child with diabetes was not allowed to have the thing to poke his finger with at school.

And in court, the family won that one. While they were there, it seems like they went ahead and made the school district pay to hire a nurse to be on site.

Darn shame about that cause I believe nurses are well-paid.

[choirboy]

I was on jury duty last year for a murder trial. The killer whacked the killee with a ball-peen hammer. You should see what a ball-peen hammer does to a skull. Definitely a weapon.