List/Grid Tag Archives: zero tolerance
Student arrested for having pen knife used to fix lacrosse stick
Two high school lacrosse players at a Easton, Md. high school were suspended – and one was arrested and taken to jail – for having a lighter and a pen…
Zero tolerance pendulum – religious dagger OK in Detroit schools
We’ve read about the ridiculous zero tolerance enforcement in public schools for years. In Detroit, the school board banned Sikh students from wearing a religious dagger called a kirpan, but have recently…
Zero tolerance crap continues at high school – lunch box mix up leads to expulsion (Update)
Even though the report states principals are supposed to consider the “true intent” of the student involved, they seem to have completely ignored the guideline. Teachers found a paring knife in the…
Zero tolerance: pocket knife bad, tire iron just fine
The zero tolerance crap in the education system is totally out of control. A high school senior – who is on the honor roll, taking AP classes and is an…
Zero tolerance alert: student wears wrong shirt
Here we go again with another ZTA. A high school student in Dos Alos, California wore a shirt to school that the administration did not like. The assistant principal deemed…
Fourth-grader suspended for packing broken pencil sharpener
More zero tolerance crap from a small-town grammar school. In short, the kid’s pencil sharpener broke and since he needed to sharpen his pencil, he sharpened his pencil. The result:…

