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.
If the entire student body walked out, the school's goon squad would round them up and arrest them.
Perhaps it would be better if parents of children who had life-threatening illnesses removed their kids from the school. Their children are in danger and the administration will hide behind policy before they do the right thing. The only people who care about their children are the parents. "It's for the children" is only a slogan made up the Hildebeasts of the world to control you and your kids.
It would also be a good idea, I think, if parents remember that one wrong move by their kid (which was at one time handled on an individual basis, but isn't anymore) could doom their child's future forever, such as in this case. The kid now has an arrest record. Even if the charges are dismissed, the kid has an arrest record. Try to get into one of the military academies with an arrest record.
Think twice before you enroll your kid in a school with idiotic zero tolererance/zero brains policies and idiotic government lackey administrators who will do everything in their power to save their asses even if it means screwing your kid over.
TOO MANY STUPID PEOPLE HAVE TOO MUCH POWER TO RUIN YOUR KID'S LIFE FOREVER. AVOID SCHOOLS WITH ZERO TOLERANCE/ZERO BRAINS POLICIES AT ALL COSTS!