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surrealAmerican

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3. In this case, the school's action seems about right.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:18 PM

Feb 2013

It's not really about the Lego gun. The child was chasing other kids and would not stop when warned. He wasn't suspended for this incident, but should be if it happens again - it's disruptive.

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Zero tolerance or zero sense? Kids' suspensions over imaginary weapons renew debate [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

Ok, I get that common sense should prevail. But listen up public, this is the real message. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #1

Zero tolerance is not about being scared shitless...its more like being wittless ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #13

Like I said, common sense should prevail. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #14

Stupid, totalitarian mentality. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #2

Exactly. We have a water-cooler dictator who doesn't care how many kids she hurts. n/t backscatter712 Feb 2013 #8

In this case, the school's action seems about right. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #3

A two week suspension for such a young child is ridiculous. Marrah_G Feb 2013 #4

I guess that may be too long, given his age. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #5

A two week suspension is an idiotic way to deal with this. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #6

It's not about the toy gun. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #9

Two weeks for running around and chasing other kids? backscatter712 Feb 2013 #10

in general, Zero sense bossy22 Feb 2013 #7

That's what I'm thinking. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #11

Ridiculous. And ridiculous. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #12