Weapons in School: Zero Tolerance

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Originally Posted by glatt

... Teachers and administration should make judgment calls based on each situation ...

Originally Posted by monster

so c'mon. what is and what isn't OK?

I agree with glatt on his point. That's why I find it disconcerting that you at first withheld the nature of the alleged offense and you're still withholding the specific circumstances under which it occurred. Why did your child draw a picture of a gun? Since a picture can be worth a thousand words, a picture of a gun can be an historical account, an indicator of violent feelings/intent; or, anything in between. Intent is key to making a determination in such instances. Was the picture appropriate to the academic circumstances (more than just a tangent)? If not, it probably wasn't appropriate to the venue. If so, then perhaps the teacher was promoting a personal agenda rather than an academic climate. There is no line to be drawn between "Other weapon[s]" without knowing the full circumstances of the specific instance in which they're used; because, that's where people's perceptions about them mainly come from.