Spats McGee
Administrator
Zero tolerance policies: They're a modern way of saying, "I don't have to think any more."
If you think this was a case of zero tolerance policies being taken too far, then you do not understand how zero tolerance policies work.
Or, if you like zero tolerance policies, then you should oppose the lifting of the suspension.
Frankly, when my son starts school, I hope and pray he has teachers that exercise common sense, and who do not rely on some stupid policy book in the place of common sense.
People are being conditioned to fear guns, instead of criminals. How can this situation be reversed?
Which is exactly why it means "I don't have to think any more." In the case of a zero tolerance policy against fighting, for instance, both the initial aggressor and the kid who is only defend himself wind up getting suspended. That's an absurd result, but quite predictable under a zero tolerance policy.jasmith85 said:I know exactly how zero tolerance policies work. No matter what the circumstances if you break the rule you get the punishment.