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  • Father says son's suspension over knife too severe

    02/24/2005 8:24:34 AM PST · by Graybeard58 · 50 replies · 1,165+ views
    Waterbury Republican-American ^ | February 24, 2005 | Quannah Leonard
    WOLCOTT -- A 9-year-old boy was suspended from school for 10 days Wednesday for bringing a knife to school, his father said. School officials wouldn't comment directly on the suspension. But Carl Glendening, the father of the fourth-grader at Wakelee School, said his son got into trouble Tuesday after his wife packed her son's lunch with a Cub Scout camping spoon that -- unknown to her -- had a concealed blade in it. Glendening said the boy was using the camping spoon for a snack about 10 a.m. Tuesday in his classroom at the elementary school. He said his son...
  • Kids expelled for 'rejecting' each other?

    08/11/2004 12:28:32 PM PDT · by EUPHORIC · 63 replies · 2,116+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 8/11/2004 | WorldNetDaily.com
    A California school district is considering adopting a new policy that could cause students to be expelled for "rejecting" each other, for sharing "unpleasant stories" about each other – even if true – or for associating with like-minded peers in groups if others feel "left out." According to a statement from the Pro-Family Law Center, the Murrieta Valley Unified School District in Riverside County, Calif., is taking up the issue in response to race-related incidents that have taken place within the district in the last year. The center says national race-based organizations came to the district to propose language for...