6-Year-Old Scout Suspended for Bringing Knife-Fork-Spoon Utensil to School

[Liberal Idiots]

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Six-year-old Zachary Christie was so excited to become a Cub
Scout that he brought his camping utensil to school. The tool
serves as a spoon, a fork and a knife, and Zachary wanted to use
it at lunch.

What Zachary didn't know was that the gizmo violated his
school's zero-tolerance policy on weapons. And now the Christina
School District in Newark, Del., has suspended the first grader
and ordered him to attend the district's reform school for 45
days.

Zachary's parents insist their son did not intend to hurt
anyone, and they are fighting to overturn the ruling.

"Zachary wears a suit and tie some days to school by his own
choice because he takes school so seriously," Zachary's mother,
Debbie Christie, told the New York Times. "He is not some sort
of threat to his classmates."

The school district, in a statement, said rules are rules and
defended its decision to suspend the boy.

"At this time, the Student Code of Conduct does not take into
consideration a child's age in a Level three offense," the
statement read.

"This is the first incident this year involving a student under
the age of seven in possession of a dangerous instrument.
Christina School District staff and the Christina Board of
Education are constantly examining ways to improve policies
regarding student discipline."

At a meeting with the school disciplinary committee last week,
Zachary's karate instructor and his mother’s fiancé made the
case for the boy's character.

And Zachary's mother has started a Web site to attract support
for her son before a meeting of the school board on Tuesday.

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Post by Liberal Idiots
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Six-year-old Zachary Christie was so excited to become a Cub
Scout that he brought his camping utensil to school. The tool
serves as a spoon, a fork and a knife, and Zachary wanted to use
it at lunch.
What Zachary didn't know was that the gizmo violated his
school's zero-tolerance policy on weapons. And now the Christina
School District in Newark, Del., has suspended the first grader
and ordered him to attend the district's reform school for 45
days.
Zachary's parents insist their son did not intend to hurt
anyone, and they are fighting to overturn the ruling.
"Zachary wears a suit and tie some days to school by his own
choice because he takes school so seriously," Zachary's mother,
Debbie Christie, told the New York Times. "He is not some sort
of threat to his classmates."
The school district, in a statement, said rules are rules and
defended its decision to suspend the boy.
"At this time, the Student Code of Conduct does not take into
consideration a child's age in a Level three offense," the
statement read.
"This is the first incident this year involving a student under
the age of seven in possession of a dangerous instrument.
Christina School District staff and the Christina Board of
Education are constantly examining ways to improve policies
regarding student discipline."
At a meeting with the school disciplinary committee last week,
Zachary's karate instructor and his mother’s fiancé made the
case for the boy's character.
And Zachary's mother has started a Web site to attract support
for her son before a meeting of the school board on Tuesday.

Quite crackers. Is there no discretion allowed at all? This is what
happens when you have rules this sweeping and make them rigid.
A. B.

[No_He_Can_Not]

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Post by Liberal Idiots
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Six-year-old Zachary Christie was so excited to become a Cub
Scout that he brought his camping utensil to school. The tool
serves as a spoon, a fork and a knife, and Zachary wanted to use
it at lunch.
What Zachary didn't know was that the gizmo violated his
school's zero-tolerance policy on weapons. And now the Christina
School District in Newark, Del., has suspended the first grader
and ordered him to attend the district's reform school for 45
days.
Zachary's parents insist their son did not intend to hurt
anyone, and they are fighting to overturn the ruling.
"Zachary wears a suit and tie some days to school by his own
choice because he takes school so seriously," Zachary's mother,
Debbie Christie, told the New York Times. "He is not some sort
of threat to his classmates."
The school district, in a statement, said rules are rules and
defended its decision to suspend the boy.
"At this time, the Student Code of Conduct does not take into
consideration a child's age in a Level three offense," the
statement read.
"This is the first incident this year involving a student under
the age of seven in possession of a dangerous instrument.
Christina School District staff and the Christina Board of
Education are constantly examining ways to improve policies
regarding student discipline."
At a meeting with the school disciplinary committee last week,
Zachary's karate instructor and his mother’s fiancé made the
case for the boy's character.
And Zachary's mother has started a Web site to attract support
for her son before a meeting of the school board on Tuesday.

Quite crackers. Is there no discretion allowed at all? This is what
happens when you have rules this sweeping and make them rigid.
A. B.

I agree. Stupid shit. problem is when they allow for discretion then the
system gets taken advantage of . some get off for worse things and some
get nailed for minor things. Just like our justice system.
can not win at this.
someday maybe a machine or cyborg will be invented that is capable of
thinking and deciding without any prejudice.