Did you hear the one about the kid who brought a starter pistol to school and got kicked out for the rest of the year under a zero tolerence policy? I am not making this up. A starter pistol is used to signal the beginning of a foot race. It is not a gun. You can tell it is not a gun from clear across the room. It looks less like a gun than a toy cap pistol. Next thing you know they will be kicking kids out for bringing a whistle or a horn to school. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Zero tolerence policies are just something for gutless school board members to hide behind. Did you hear the one about the girl who got kicked out for bringing a cough drop to school? I'm not making this up either. They said it violated their drug policy.
I wonder if the parents of these kids have done something to upset a school board member? Something like campaign against them.
No, really, I'm not making any of this up. I have watched school boards work. You wouldn't believe what goes on.
Howard