1st Grader Faces Reform School for Camping Tool

[Timshel]

Zero tolerance policies are stupid.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifFNKMATqPOAycMR4nLAguViv7tAD9BA816G3

A Delaware first-grader who wanted to eat lunch at school with his favorite camping utensil, a combination of folding fork, knife and spoon, now faces 45 days in reform school.

Hundreds of people were expected to attend a school board meeting Tuesday evening to object to the suspension of 6-year-old Zachary Christie from Downes Elementary School for bringing the camping utensil from home.

The folding knife is banned as a dangerous instrument under the Christina School District's zero-tolerance policy in the student code of conduct and officials said they have to act regardless of his age or what he planend to do with the instrument.

 

[leaningright]

It is quite over the top punishment if you ask me...but there should be no knives at school either.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

 

[WinterBorn]

Don't you know you could put someone's eye out with that thing?

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

Zero tolerance policies are stupid.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifFNKMATqPOAycMR4nLAguViv7tAD9BA816G3

A Delaware first-grader who wanted to eat lunch at school with his favorite camping utensil, a combination of folding fork, knife and spoon, now faces 45 days in reform school.

Hundreds of people were expected to attend a school board meeting Tuesday evening to object to the suspension of 6-year-old Zachary Christie from Downes Elementary School for bringing the camping utensil from home.

The folding knife is banned as a dangerous instrument under the Christina School District's zero-tolerance policy in the student code of conduct and officials said they have to act regardless of his age or what he planend to do with the instrument.

I am just happy they were able to put that evil bastard away before he was able to carve up his lunch.

 

[RockX]

Common sense left public schools long ago. The unions and teachers have destroyed what little credibility they once had.

 

[Thorn]

I read about this. Poor little kid; he thought he had a cool tableware tool. This has been blown all out of proportion. I agree with the above sentiments that some reason and common sense have to enter into situations like this. Hardline adherence to the "letter of the law" is no more than brainless bureaucratic nonsense.

 

[Damocles]

Schools that do this deserve to have every student removed. They cannot possibly expect me to trust them to teach my children even simple things when they can't even remotely suggest they have any idea of a sense of justice.

 

[Socrtease]

I was going to write something sarcastic, but this is so goddamn stupid I can't. When I was a kid we brought Buck Knives to school in their leather carriers. We used to play mumbly peg and chicken in the grass in the front of school. Now I am not advocating we go back to those crazy days but for fuck sakes this is a 6 year old kid and they are REALLY talking about reform school? That will do him good. This is the result of stupid knee jerk reactionary policies that have no political boundaries. If this is allowed to continue to its absurd conclusion people in Delaware should vote out every silly son of bitch that wrote a law so fucking idiotic that it would allow a 6 year old to go to reform school for eating his lunch with a camping utensil.

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

TY conservatives

 

[Socrtease]

TY conservatives

Bullshit, liberal do gooders pass laws like this everyday. California is the epitome of stupid laws like this and their legislature is overwhelmed by liberal do gooders.

 

[TuTu Monroe]

Common sense left public schools long ago. The unions and teachers have destroyed what little credibility they once had.

Delaware is a Democratic state and yes, I agree with you.

 

[zappasguitar]

I read about this. Poor little kid; he thought he had a cool tableware tool. This has been blown all out of proportion. I agree with the above sentiments that some reason and common sense have to enter into situations like this. Hardline adherence to the "letter of the law" is no more than brainless bureaucratic nonsense.

This situation is another unintended consequence of 20+ years of politicians promising to "get tough" on crime and make our schools safe.

We've taken away control of the classroom from the individual teachers and instead made up these ridiculous "zero tolerance" rules that inevitably ensnare someone like this little boy.

Want to blame someone then blame the politicians who pander to the scared and uninformed.

 

[Sammy Jankis]

This situation is another unintended consequence of 20+ years of politicians promising to "get tough" on crime and make our schools safe.

We've taken away control of the classroom from the individual teachers and instead made up these ridiculous "zero tolerance" rules that inevitably ensnare someone like this little boy.

Want to blame someone then blame the politicians who pander to the scared and uninformed.

Nope. The full blame is on this idiotic faculty and their decisions in this matter.

 

[Cancel5]

Zero tolerance policies are stupid.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifFNKMATqPOAycMR4nLAguViv7tAD9BA816G3

A Delaware first-grader who wanted to eat lunch at school with his favorite camping utensil, a combination of folding fork, knife and spoon, now faces 45 days in reform school.

Hundreds of people were expected to attend a school board meeting Tuesday evening to object to the suspension of 6-year-old Zachary Christie from Downes Elementary School for bringing the camping utensil from home.

The folding knife is banned as a dangerous instrument under the Christina School District's zero-tolerance policy in the student code of conduct and officials said they have to act regardless of his age or what he planend to do with the instrument.

They are idiotic! Remember the first playground kiss? Well, now, you don't do it because you will be suspended for sexual harassment!
It is ridiculous how far it has gone!

 

[Cancel5]

I love this! Thanks so much, I am going to borrow it!

 

[ib1yysguy]

Stringy of course rests of the opposite side of the ridiculous spectrum. While he rails against people going nuts about a kid bringing a knife to school, he at the same time would love to see more kids and teachers bring guns to school.

You can't say something like this is retarded when you support something equally retarded. Cause you know what happens when there are more guns around? Guess what. MAD doesn't work when people act irrationally. From a couple days ago, brought to you by the people who are doing their best to pass laws in a number of states to allow guns in bars now:

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

Stringy of course rests of the opposite side of the ridiculous spectrum. While he rails against people going nuts about a kid bringing a knife to school, he at the same time would love to see more kids and teachers bring guns to school.

You can't say something like this is retarded when you support something equally retarded. Cause you know what happens when there are more guns around? Guess what. MAD doesn't work when people act irrationally. From a couple days ago, brought to you by the people who are doing their best to pass laws in a number of states to allow guns in bars now:

YouTube - Wild Shootout at Ohio Bar

You seem to ignore the fact that those shooting and carrying guns were doing a drug deal, thus unlikely to give a damn about the law.

I have an idea, lets make murder illegal! Then no one will....oh wait....

 

[ib1yysguy]

You seem to ignore the fact that those shooting and carrying guns were doing a drug deal, thus unlikely to give a damn about the law.

I have an idea, lets make murder illegal! Then no one will....oh wait....

What's it matter? The obvious reality is that more guns does not make places safer, particularly bars where people are inebriated and acting more irrationally than conservatives with guns usually do.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

What's it matter? The obvious reality is that more guns does not make places safer, particularly bars where people are inebriated and acting more irrationally than conservatives with guns usually do.

Carrying in bars is already illegal in Ohio, as well as most other states, so that makes them criminals again. Now I will agree booze and guns usually don't mix well, but that's why it's illegal. And clearly they didn't obey those laws or the ones prohibiting the discharge of firearms in city limits, the ones about controlled substances, the ones involved in felons possessing guns (probably anyways) and laws against assault. Damn I guess we need more laws! Especially ones that make it harder for me, a upstanding legal citizen, to obtain a weapon, as I do not wish to break the law and would likely follow such prohibitions.