http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/zerotolerance/ en-us Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:13:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099788/posts MHS student suspended for having hunting bow in his SUV A Milaca [Minnesota] High School senior has been suspended for 10 days for having a hunting bow in his vehicle. But is the school administration following its own policies? Keith Larson realized he had forgotten the cased bow in the back of his Ford Explorer when discussion of a recent incident in Blaine took place during his first hour economics class on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Keith had said he didn’t think the Blaine student should have been suspended because the box cutter was for his job. “I didn’t see what... Mille Lacs Country Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099788/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:13:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092010/posts Teachers have sparked fury by banning pupils from playing in the playground before school - for health and safety reasons. Children have been ordered not to play in the 15 minutes before lessons start - in case parents or their young children get injured at Ashburton Junior School in Croydon, south London. Adam Bates, 31, whose 10-year-old son Shane had a tennis ball confiscated last week, said today: "It's ridiculous, the kids are deprived of valuable play time in the morning. "Everyone's always going on about exercise but this school is clamping down on it. "My kids really look forward... London Dail Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092010/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083871/posts Tool from teen's part time job gets him suspended from high school Is it a weapon, or is it a tool? Blaine High School senior Tony Richard has been suspended for two weeks, and could be expelled for the entire year, after security officers found a box cutter in the teenager's car. "It's not fun, I'll tell you that," Richard said Tuesday. "All my friends are in school.. Say oh yeah it's vacation, but there's nothing to do at home all day and I still got to do all my school work and stuff. I'd rather be in school." Richard's... KARE 11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083871/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:25:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080069/posts HILTON HEAD ISLAND — A 10-year-old South Carolina student has been suspended from school after his pencil sharpener broke and he didn't immediately get rid of the blade inside. Authorities tell The Island Packet of Hilton Head that a teacher at Hilton Head Island International Baccalaureate Elementary School found a small razor blade on the boy in class Tuesday. A police report says it was obvious the blade came from a pencil sharpener. The report says the boy is a well-behaved, good student and cried when he was suspended for at least two days. He could face further punishment. School... The Post and Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080069/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:17:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041766/posts HOW far should a school go in disciplining an unruly student? And what responsibility do parents bear for that youngster’s behavior? These are issues that American educators and parents perpetually wrestle with, and they have been debated around Westchester recently because of two incidents that have received attention not just in coffee shop chitchat but also in the news media. In early June, a trustee of Ardsley’s school board resigned after other middle school parents expressed outrage at her 14-year-old son’s behavior. They accused him of bullying children and repeatedly threatening violence, including a massacre and bombing, and blamed the... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041766/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034560/posts The youth and his lawyer Edward Paltzik say the charges are trumped up. In fact, Paltzik insists that teacher Sharon Cantante, like Gilda Radner's Lisa Loopner on the old "Saturday Night Live" skit, didn't mind getting a few noogies from the boys. "She had this very bizarre tendency to invite students to give her noogies," Paltzik claimed. "This teacher has a history of encouraging noogie behavior." The teen is taking his case to the state Appellate Division. The Mirenberg camp showed a photo of the eighth-grade teacher smiling broadly while absorbing a male student's noogie. The 39-year-old divorcee seems completely... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034560/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:11:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032033/posts An Oregon City fourth grader missed her last day of school Friday because she shared a lip cream with two classmates. Madison McFadden attends Redland elementary. She said she didn’t know she was breaking school rules. Madison says it all began the day before school got out when students were cleaning out their desks. Related Content More education news More Oregon news She found a medicated, over the counter, lip cream called “abreva” in her desk. It’s a cold sore medication and can numb up an area. A classmate asked her what it was and wanted Madison to share. She... NWCN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032033/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029143/posts COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)- When Rock Hill school officials tell commencement crowds to hold their applause until the end, they mean it — police arrested seven people after they were accused of loud cheering during the ceremonies. Six people at Fort Mill High School's graduation were charged Saturday and a seventh at the graduation for York Comprehensive High School was charged Friday with disorderly conduct, authorities said. Police said the seven yelled after students’ names were called. “I just thought they were going to escort me out,” Jonathan Orr told The Herald of Rock Hill, about 70 miles north of Columbia.... AP via N&R http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029143/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:45:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026064/posts Three high school seniors have been barred from Bloomington Kennedy High School's graduation ceremony tonight at Target Center because of what the school district is calling a prank involving Confederate flags. Rick Kaufman, a spokesman for the Bloomington School District, said three male students brought the flags onto school property Tuesday morning. He said they were suspended after "carrying and waving" the flags in the parking lot as parents and students arrived at the school. Bloomington Kennedy senior Kellie Rezac is a friend of the three boys and helped organize a protest outside the school earlier today. Rezac said the... Minneapolis StarTribuine (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026064/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:40:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026020/posts Three seniors at Bloomington Kennedy High School will not be allowed to walk in their graduation ceremony after driving to school with confederate flags flying from their trucks. Seventy-five other students showed up at the school Wednesday morning to protest the action taken by the school against Justin Thompson, Joey Snyder and another student. "I figured, you know, we’re seniors, it’s the last day of school…we didn’t mean any offense by it," Thompson said. Added Snyder: "We didn’t look at it as racist or anything." But school officials feel that flying a confederate flag violates the school’s student conduct policy.... KAAL-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026020/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:32:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024871/posts An airline passenger claimed that a security guard threatened to arrest him because he was wearing a T-shirt showing a cartoon robot with a gun. Brad Jayakody, 30, from London, said he was stopped from passing through security at Heathrow's Terminal 5 after his Transformers T-shirt was deemed 'offensive.' The IT consultant was set to fly off on a business trip to Dusseldorf in Germany when he was pulled to one side. Brad Jayakody w Brad Jayakody wearing the Transformers T-shift which caused offence at Heathrow Mr Jayakody said the first guard started joking with him about the Transformers character... thisislondon.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024871/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:31:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024507/posts A Fourth-grader at Toy Town Elementary School in Winchendon, MA was suspended for five days for showing his friends an empty shell casing to some friends at lunch. According to the NRA-ILA (http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3975), Bradley Geslak had been given the casing — from a blank fired during Memorial Day — by a US veteren. He was given two, one of which he gave to his grandfather, also a veteren. He was showing his souvenier off to some friends during lunch when a teacher confiscated the casing and called the boy’s mother to take him home. He’s also been told he won’t... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024507/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:47:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023604/posts ...On May 29, 2008 the Worcester Telegram & Gazette published a story concerning a ten year boy who was immediately suspended when a school employee found him with a spent blank shell. According to the story entitled "Souvenir Rifle Shell Gets 4th Grader Suspended" the young man was given two of the spent casings by a uniformed veteran after a Memorial Day event. "This is a tragic example of how far over the edge this state and our schools have gone. For the school officials to react in such a manner is simply inexcusable," said Jim Wallace Executive Director of... Gun Owners Action League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023604/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 17:21:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023867/posts WINCHENDON SUSPENSION WINCHENDON— School officials said yesterday a privacy policy prevents them from saying much about the suspension of a Toy Town Elementary School student earlier this week for bringing an empty blank shell casing to school. The decision to suspend 10-year-old Bradley Geslak was made by school Principal Deborah Peterson. “Massachusetts General Law gives principals absolute authority in their schools. She (Mrs. Peterson) has no obligation to notify anyone else because it is expected that she has enough authority under the Massachusetts Educational Reform Act to make these decisions,” said School Committee member Christine B. Philput. “As a School... Worcester Telegram & Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023867/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 04:18:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2006681/posts The Kent Gardens Elementary School in McLean, Virginia has placed a ban on the school yard game of tag—alleging that it “sends the wrong message.” “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to comfort a weeping child who didn’t want to be ‘it,’” said Vice-Principal Pat Keister. “The game is too stressful and competitive. This contradicts the message of love and affection we are trying to convey through the free condom distribution program for our fifth-graders.” AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2006681/posts#comment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:45:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000696/posts Is American public education a form of child abuse? A week ago, the Washington Post’s Brigid Schulte reported on a student named Randy Castro who attends school in Woodbridge, Va. Last November at recess he slapped a classmate on her bottom. The teacher took him to the principal. School officials wrote up an incident report and then called the police. Randy Castro is in the First Grade. But, at the ripe old age of six, he’s been declared a sex offender by Potomac View Elementary School. He’s guilty of sexual harassment, and the incident report will remain on his record... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000696/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:28:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000593/posts A Texas service member and his son recently found themselves separated not only by an eight-hour time difference, several bodies of water and hundreds of miles, but by a teacher who tried to come between the two as the military dad called his son in his time of need during class. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000593/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000505/posts Is American public education a form of child abuse? The Washington Post's Brigid Schulte reported this month on a student named Randy Castro, who attends school in Woodbridge, Va. Last November at recess he slapped a classmate on her bottom. The teacher took him to the principal. School officials wrote up an incident report and then called the police. Randy Castro is in the first grade. But, at the ripe old age of 6, he's been declared a sex offender by Potomac View Elementary School. He's guilty of sexual harassment, and the incident report will remain on his record for... Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000505/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:40:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997562/posts Most illegal entrants selected for prosecution under a new zero-tolerance initiative are getting little jail time, but the program still might be producing the deterrent officials desired. The U.S. Border Patrol-led program, which started in January and prosecutes as many as 60 illegal entrants a day, is aimed at increasing the consequences for illegal Mexican border crossers who are used to being dropped off at the border after apprehension. Border Patrol officials say it's working — they've prosecuted 2,317 illegal entrants in the Tucson Sector through March and report that illegal entries and repeat tries have decreased in a 15-mile... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997562/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:13:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997279/posts 6-Year Old Boy Accused of Sexual HarassmentKindergarten student's father fears his son will be stereotyped as a "pervert" Friday, Apr 04, 2008 - 08:05 AM The father says his son brought home a discipline referral that says the child told his teacher that one of his classmates liked looking at her behind. A six-year old boy is accused of sexually harassing a teacher in Greer. The kindergarten student is now facing possible discipline. Malory Pinkney, Sr. says his son came home Tuesday in tears from Skyland Elementary. His father is a minister and says his child has been accused of... WSPA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997279/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:08:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986990/posts Have you heard the story of Amanda Rouse? Amanda is a government high school student in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District in Seaside, California. One morning, 15-year-old Amanda wasn't feeling well on her bus ride to school. So she decided to stay on the bus as it picked up elementary school students, and then the driver would take her home. While the bus driver was driving the elementary school route, she fell out of seat at a sharp turn and hit her head. The bus started hitting parked cars on the side of the road. So Amanda hopped into... NEALZ NUZE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986990/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:19:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984336/posts New Haven (AP) _ An eighth-grade honors student at a New Haven school has been suspended for buying a bag of candy at school. Michael Sheridan, a student at Sheridan Middle School, was suspended from school for one day, barred from attending an honors student dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president. Officials say he was punished because he bought a bag of Skittles from another student. A school spokeswoman says the New Haven school system banned candy sales and fundraisers in 2003 as part of the districtwide school wellness policy. Spokeswoman Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo says there are... WTNH Television http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984336/posts#comment Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:49:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984473/posts Contraband candy has led to big trouble for an eighth-grade honors student. Michael Sheridan was stripped of his title as class vice president, barred from attending an honors student dinner and suspended for a day after buying a bag of Skittles from a classmate. The New Haven school system banned candy sales in 2003 as part of a district-wide school wellness policy, said school spokeswoman Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo. Shelli Sheridan, Michael's mother, said he is a top student with no previous disciplinary problems. "It's too much. It's too unfair," she said. "He's never even had a detention." Michael's suspension has been... WCBS TV Channel 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984473/posts#comment Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:38:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963985/posts Police in Laramie, Wyo., Cite Teen Girls Who Threw French Fries for 'Hurling Missiles' Friday, February 01, 2008 LARAMIE, Wyo. — Three 13-year-old girls accused of throwing french fries during lunchtime at their school were cited for "hurling missiles," an adult infraction covered by city ordinances. The principal of Laramie Junior High and a police officer had warned students during an assembly the day before the french fries' launch that if they threw food, they had to suffer the consequences, Police Chief Bob Deutsch said. The warning came after school officials had heard rumors of an impending food fight. "They... FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963985/posts#comment Sun, 3 Feb 2008 00:01:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963256/posts A student has been threatened with a 3-day suspension from school for bringing to campus, and using, a pen with the corporate logo of the Glock company, a large stylized "G" with the letters "lock" inside. Cooler heads eventually prevailed, and the father reports that he was successful in convincing the school officials to not only withdraw the threat, but also the formal reprimand that already had been placed in his son's educational file. Note: Read the complete article to find out how all this got started and the great response from the father, including what he has to say... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963256/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:18:10 GMT