this kid does not deserve to be punished just as much as some idiot who brings a legitimate weapon to school.

bs.

 

ya...i don't think zero tol. policies are good for a few reasons. but it doesn't matter if it was silverware or not...knife is knife steak knive is a silverware...but it'll stab a biatch. with that said...as a kid my friend got in big trouble for bringing an veggie peeler to school for his apple.

 

pens and pencils should be added to the list of things not permitted in school too. some innocent kid might get shanked, you know.

 

stupid

 

fact of the matter is he should have had a ccw

 

update:

school board overturned the suspension and the 45 days in the alternate program ... with a member of the board saying that the administration lacked 'common sense' good for that guy

although i like this ladies opinion:
If we can't punish him, then what about kids that did bring (a weapon) for bad things?

i say to that, stfu woman...punish the kids who brought a weapon with intention to harm, just because you dont punish a six year old for a utensil at lunch doesnt mean you cant punish the kid who came and threatened a classmate.

turns out this school district is notorious for these stupid adherances. last year they suspended a girl and put her in alternate because she brought a knife to school ... to cut the birthday cake she brought in for her birthday

 

i would just go by occurance and not have a set policy (minus actual guns and such)

idiots.

 

Yes, but by "birthday cake" everyone knows she meant "black people".


Also, on a side note.. I've cut myself with a plastic spoon once.

 

some girl stabbed me in my calf in 7th grade with a pencil.

 

Yesterday I cut myself twice with some cardstock brochures I also seem to remember stabbing a kid in the eye with a pencil when I was in pre-school :hsugh: