Zero Tolerance at Work
WATE:
Around noon Tuesday, after Alan Vanhuss put an earring in his right ear his science teacher sent him to the principal’s office. “They told me it was considered a dangerous weapon and I wasn’t allowed to pierce my ear in school and it’s zero tolerance.”
An earring is a weapon? Apparently, anything is a weapon:
The principal at Clinton Middle couldn’t talk about the specific case or punishment but told 6 News the policy on weapons includes anything that can inflict injury, even a pen, pencil or earring.
Zero tolerance is a rather sorry joke. Too bad it’s played on our children.
November 18th, 2004 at 1:07 pm
So if all pens and pencils are potential weapons… what exactly to they write with… crayons?!?!
November 18th, 2004 at 1:10 pm
No, those are weapons too.
November 18th, 2004 at 4:10 pm
They just have the think the right answers, and the teachers give them the benefit of the doubt so they don’t get sued for causing the kids emotional distress if they fail…
November 18th, 2004 at 5:05 pm
We need to ban Assault earings now!
November 18th, 2004 at 11:30 pm
I hear that at my old high school they’ve banned the ground because someone might pound somebody’s head into it 😉
November 19th, 2004 at 8:52 am
The thing that will cause the most harm to kids in this school is the principal.
November 19th, 2004 at 3:14 pm
No More Teachers, No More Books
Tennessee school bans pens and pencils. Apparently they’re weapons and a violation of the zero-tolerance policy. I suspect the move is part of a long-range plan to convert our schools into padded-cell nurseries. Via Say Uncle….