For years we heard stories about kids getting kicked out for having a nail file or an aspirin or even looking like they are high but from what I’ve heard they have become more reasonable on this to where they use more discretion before suspending a student.
Here is an article on the subject:
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What have you all seen?
I have no scientific answer as to whether zero-tolerance follies are increasing or decreasing. But when I read headlines such as:
Student, 13, Shares Lunch, Gets Detention
No Sunscreen Allowed at School: “Kids Could Drink It”
9-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Lord of the Rings Magic on Fellow Student
Police, lawyer release statements on student’s alleged dinosaur killing
I have to conclude that idiocy is alive and well in our schools.
Yes, it seems like the idiots are still in control in some schools.
However I think most schools have backed off this.
Has any school child gotten in trouble for Force Choking or using the *Avada Kedavra *on a classmate?
Just last week the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed an expulsion of an honor student who was found to have a knife in her locker that she had used during the weekend doing farm chores, and had left in a purse. The court said her expulsion was inappropriate because she didn’t willfully violate the policy. Duluth News-Tribune Link
The Rochester Post Bulletin Link goes into more detail about how policies are changing to case-by-case reviews, instead of one-size-fits-all.