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Honors Student Shares Part of Her Lunch at School &Suspended for a 'Weapon' Toddlers Often Use
Ijr.com ^ | November 22,2016 | BY PRUDENCE HILL

Posted on 11/23/2016 1:27:49 PM PST by Hojczyk

As ABC 10 News reports, the incident occurred in the cafeteria of Silver Trail Middle School in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Asked by a friend if she would share her peach, the girl used a knife from her lunchbox to cut the fruit in half. Shortly after, she found herself in the principal's office, being coined a “threat” to her fellow students.

School officials say the honor roll student violated a district rule by bringing the knife to school. Her parents, however, find it nonsensical that their daughter's small, dull butter knife qualifies as a “weapon.” Andrea Souto, the girl's mother, explains to ABC 10 that the knife in question is considered safe for babies:

“This is a set of a spoon, fork, and knife [is] for toddlers— one-year-old[s]. It is made for children to learn how to eat properly. She's used it since she was baby.”

The Soutos say that the experience has been difficult for their daughter. Usually a generous girl who's eager to share and help others, she is now fearful about making another mistake. Ronald Souto tells ABC 10:

“She's afraid now of the educators. She's afraid of people at school. They need to change the system.”

A spokeswoman for the Broward Country school district, however, says that the school was simply following their policy on weapons.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: arth; ftlauderdale; leftismoncampus; nonsense; zerotolerance
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1 posted on 11/23/2016 1:27:49 PM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Full title

Honors Student Shares Part of Her Lunch at School & Ends Up Suspended for a ‘Weapon’ Toddlers Often Use

THis county is run by fools


2 posted on 11/23/2016 1:30:07 PM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

The girl doesn’t need to be afraid. Her parents need to emphasize to her that she did NOTHING wrong, and that insane people are in charge. I’d also say to them, get her out of that school!


3 posted on 11/23/2016 1:33:27 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: Hojczyk

It is hard to imagine how the incoming administration could address madness like this, but cutting all aid to government schools—and shutting them down—would be a step in the right direction.


4 posted on 11/23/2016 1:36:33 PM PST by madprof98
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To: Hojczyk
Years ago we as a nation ceded control of our institutions of higher learning to Socialists/Communists and this is the fruit such bears.

Those institutions are where our Grade School and High School teachers and administrators go to get indoctrinated into the church of Socialism/Communism.

Until we wrest control of those institutions from these anti-American maniacs we will continue to have this nonsense occurring on a daily basis.

5 posted on 11/23/2016 1:36:48 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Hojczyk

Dare we hope the parents have learned their lesson? Don’t expose your children to edu-cratic ed-iots.


6 posted on 11/23/2016 1:37:55 PM PST by Buttons12
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To: Hojczyk

If you look out the school windows, you can see "common sense" trotting away after having left the building. Time to assert parental rights.


7 posted on 11/23/2016 1:37:59 PM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Hojczyk
Silver Trail Middle School   School in Pembroke Pines, Florida · SilverLakes Address: 18300 Sheridan St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33331 *******Phone: (754) 323-4300****** District: Broward County Public Sc
8 posted on 11/23/2016 1:38:13 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Hojczyk
Liberals are insane, they are incapable of distinguishing between trivial and serious problems.

9 posted on 11/23/2016 1:38:45 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Hojczyk

I can take an ordinary newspaper, and turn it into a deadly weapon. We used to carry pocket knives, as teenagers, and would play “stretch” while outside the Jr. High building, before school started.


10 posted on 11/23/2016 1:41:08 PM PST by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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To: Tennessee Nana; AuntB; TADSLOS

But if a Muslim or a latino brought in knives, machetes, or drugs.....they’d go on the school honor roll.


11 posted on 11/23/2016 1:42:47 PM PST by Liz ( Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Hojczyk

This is terrible!! She brought a toddler’s knife to school? Awful! Horrible in the extreme!

I mean, if she’d asked for condoms, a ride to the abortion center, or sex-altering drug therapy that would be one thing. You know, reasonable requests.

/sarc or no? You decide.


12 posted on 11/23/2016 1:43:34 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is public enemy #1)
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To: Hojczyk

No doubt a white girl.

They are told to look the other way on violence by black students because it happens so often they call the suspensions racist.


13 posted on 11/23/2016 1:44:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Hojczyk

“A spokeswoman for the Broward Country school district...”

Yeah...


14 posted on 11/23/2016 1:45:36 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Secret Agent Man

Soutos, maybe asian? Certainly not black. Black kids can beat on teachers and send them to hospital and not be kicked out anymore.


15 posted on 11/23/2016 1:46:54 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Ed Condon

We had a popular shooting team and both the student and teacher parking lots were filled with trucks with rifle racks filled with rifles and shot guns.

Most people carried pocket knives and competed to see who could get the coolest one

Never had a problem


16 posted on 11/23/2016 1:47:43 PM PST by rdcbn ("There is no means of avoiding a final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alt)
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To: Hojczyk

It’s a good thing she wasn’t found to be carrying a tactical pen or pencil. That “knife” is a lot less dangerous than a poke in the eye with a sharp writing utensil.


17 posted on 11/23/2016 1:48:12 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: metmom

Ping


18 posted on 11/23/2016 1:49:07 PM PST by aposiopetic
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To: Ed Condon

“stretch”
You throw the knife between the other guy’s legs, he puts one foot where the knife sticks in th ground, until someone chickens out?
Yeah, I played that with pals in 3rd grade at Wilshire elementary, San Antonio. We used my Scout knife. It was considered very bad form to hit a foot, ankle or calf.


19 posted on 11/23/2016 1:49:20 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: Hojczyk

Jeez, that pocket knife I used to carry in grammar school probably would have landed me in the penitentiary nowadays.


20 posted on 11/23/2016 1:49:49 PM PST by Boogieman
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