Zero Tolerance = Zero Common Sense

A 10-year-old boy was suspended under a school zero tolerance policy for shooting an imaginary "arrow" at a fellow classmate, using nothing more than his hands and his imagination............

The Rutherford Institute announced it has come to the defense of the boy................

"We all want to keep the schools safe, but I'd far prefer to see something credible done about actual threats, rather than this ongoing, senseless targeting of imaginary horseplay," said Rutherford Institute President John W. Whitehead.............

"Johnny Jones, a fifth grader at South Eastern Middle School, was suspended for a day and threatened with expulsion under the school's weapons policy after playfully using his hands to draw the bowstrings on a pretend 'bow' and 'shoot' an arrow at a classmate who had held his folder like an imaginary gun and 'shot' at Johnny.........

Rona Kaufmann, Superintendent of the South Eastern School District in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania,was asked to respond to the complaint by Dec. 13, 2013. See the full story here

EXPELLED FOR A TOY IN VIRGINIA BEACH!!!

 COMMON SENSE ILLEGAL IN VIRGINIA BEACH

A suspended seventh grade Virginia Beach student will find out soon if he is expelled for the rest of the year for shooting an airsoft gun.
Like thousands of others in Hampton Roads, Khalid Caraballo plays with airsoft guns. Caraballo and his friend Aidan were suspended because they shot two other friends who were with them while playing with the guns as they waited for the school bus.
The two seventh graders say they never went to the bus stop; they fired the airsoft guns while on Caraballo’s private property.
Aidan’s father, Tim Clark, told WAVY.com what happened next lacks commons sense. The children were suspended for possession, handling and use of a firearm.

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UPDATE: School Board Gets a little common Sense

UPDATE on Common Sense

UPDATE: Even the liberal NY Times questions ruling.
There have been some shouts for common sense.
State Representative Teresa L. Schooley, Democrat of Newark, wrote, “I am asking each of you to consider the situation, get all the facts, find out about Zach and his family and then act with common sense for the well-being of this child.”

Last year state lawmakers tried to make disciplinary rules more flexible by giving local boards authority to, “on a case-by-case basis, modify the terms of the expulsion.”

The law was introduced after a third-grade girl was expelled for a year because her grandmother had sent a birthday cake to school, along with a knife to cut it. The teacher called the principal — but not before using the knife to cut and serve the cake. ( Could it be that she is a hypocrite as well as having no common sense?)

Stupid, Asinine, Cowardly, Just Totally Messed Up
Zachary Christie, 6, was happy about joining the Cub Scouts and was excited about a new camping utensil that functions as a spoon, fork and knife -- so excited that he took the tool to school to use it at lunch.
The first-grader faces 45 days in reform school after officials determined the camping utensil violated the Christina School District's ban on knives. His mother is home-schooling him while his family appeals the punishment.
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When are the people going to stand up and shout "WHEN ARE YOU IDIOTS GOING TO USE SOME COMMON SENSE????"

Stupid, Asinine, Cowardly, Just Totally Messed Up
Zachary Christie, 6, was happy about joining the Cub Scouts and was excited about a new camping utensil that functions as a spoon, fork and knife -- so excited that he took the tool to school to use it at lunch.
The first-grader faces 45 days in reform school after officials determined the camping utensil violated the Christina School District's ban on knives. His mother is home-schooling him while his family appeals the punishment.
Read the story here

Help Out Zach here

Call the District at 302-552-2600

Email the District