[RenegadeRick]

Island fourth grader suspended for using broken pencil sharpener

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It was obvious that the blade was the metal insert commonly found in a child's small, plastic pencil sharpener, the deputy noted.

The boy -- a fourth-grader described as a well-behaved and good student -- cried during the meeting with his mom, the deputy and the school's assistant principal.

He had no criminal intent in having the blade at school, the sheriff's report stated, but was suspended for at least two days and could face further disciplinary action.

District spokesman Randy Wall said school administrators are stuck in the precarious position between the district's zero tolerance policy against having weapons at school and common sense.

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What a funking awesome use of taxpayer funds!

 

[rockwool]

Why, do you want people to think or obey the rules of their (beloved) leader(s)?

 

[Samirol]

zero tolerance is such bull****, but where are they using taxpayer funds?

 

[sanjuro]

You know in prison, that tiny blade attacted to the pencil would make an excellent shank.

 

[reflux]

That little s*** was making a shank. Let him swim with the fishes...see?

 

[X3pilot]

zero tolerance is such bull****, but where are they using taxpayer funds?

I think Rick is referring to the school administrator salary (time) the deputy's time and the other time paid for to come up with stupid zero tolerance policies.

Zero tolerance policies take leadership, responsibility and accountability out of the hands of the people we pay to supposedly have those traits.

But I should talk, having served in a zero tolerance drug policy military..