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Wouldn't it be a good idea if parents with asthmatic children just pulled their kids out of these schools until the administration or state legislature showed some sense? Since there is large population of students with asthma, think of the state aid that would be lost.

Wouldn't it be great if a school administrator could just grow some balls and use common sense in dealing with zero tolerance/zero brain laws instead of hiding behind them?

Wouldn't it be a good idea if parents and students questioned why these school administrators are making the salaries they are if they don't have to exercise common sense and judgment? It seems that if they have a problem, they just call the cops and have the kid hauled away.

These people are idiots (their policies are detrimental to children's lives) and the parents are not much better if they willingly send their children to public schools with idiotic zero tolerance policies such as this one.

You forgot one: Wouldn't it be great if these people faced First Degree Murder charges, with enhancements for "under color of authority" and "by a person in a position of trust" if ever one of their kids did die, because they were enforcing some stupid zero tolerance law and applied it to an inhaler being sought by a known athsmatic student? As it is, the nurse and administrator should be charged with reckless endangerment and child neglect, at least.

How broken by government are the American people?

How much suffering and misery did the colonials endure to rid themselves of tyranny? If these people had an once of spine, the folowing would happen:

1. The entire student body walks out in protest and holds a rally.
2. Large numbers of parents pull their students from that school and homeschool/private school them.
3. Letters, phone calls and protests of outraged indignation are focused on the school, and their bosses, all the way up to state government where this asinine police was originated.
4. Accept nothing less than an immediate change to the rule, all actions against this heroic young man are dropped, and those school/government officials are warned with severe disciplenary action or dismissal for similar behavior.

All this would require is a little effort and a little determination. We are so fortunate that no one need give their life or shed blood to change things, like so may others have had to do to win justice and freedom. But do we even have the spine and spirit to do these small things? We'll see.