We'll have none of that, young man
Boy, this zero-tolerance stuff is getting out of hand. School officials in Plainfield, Ill., have expelled a 13-year-old boy, Ryan Morgan. His crime: He found a pellet gun in a school bathroom -- and turned it in.
His parents are fighting the decision. The boy's father, Roy Morgan, is proud of his son. "He said 'I'm going to turn this in' and you know what, I commend my son for making that decision. It was the right decision," Morgan said.
Amen. And thumbs down to officious zealots in the school administration.
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Hardly anything school administrators do surprises me anymore. Too many school districts promote the wrong people for the wrong reasons. And once they are in the administration, it's hard to get rid of them.
As for "Zero Tolerance," a better name for that policy would be "Zero Intelligence."
Posted by: Mike D. | December 19, 2006 2:20 PM