Weapons in School: Zero Tolerance

monster · 03-26-2011, 11:32 AM

What does it/should it mean?

Real weapons? check

But what about:

pocket knives
nail clippers
knitting needles
halloween costume replica weapons
guns make out of lego
swords made out of sticks
fingers pointed like guns
talking about weapons
drawing pictures of weapons
books containing images of weapons
writing about weapons
plastic knives in lunch boxes
shirts with images of weapons
Buffalo Sabres shirts

And if zero tolerance really means zero, how are students to learn about the civil war?

If you can, please try not to bring politics into this, just offer your personal opinion on where the line should be drawn (the above are not necessarily in an order where you need to draw a line and those above are OK, those below are not....) it is true, however, that I was surprised to be told that my child had been warned about one of the above behaviours/actions and told it wasn't OK due to the "zero tolerance".

03-26-2011, 11:32 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Weapons in School: Zero Tolerance What does it/should it mean? Real weapons? check But what about: pocket knives nail clippers knitting needles halloween costume replica weapons guns make out of lego swords made out of sticks fingers pointed like guns talking about weapons drawing pictures of weapons books containing images of weapons writing about weapons plastic knives in lunch boxes shirts with images of weapons Buffalo Sabres shirts And if zero tolerance really means zero, how are students to learn about the civil war? If you can, please try not to bring politics into this, just offer your personal opinion on where the line should be drawn (the above are not necessarily in an order where you need to draw a line and those above are OK, those below are not....) it is true, however, that I was surprised to be told that my child had been warned about one of the above behaviours/actions and told it wasn't OK due to the "zero tolerance". __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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