Zero Tolerance
Teen Arrested, Suspended for Shooting a Dinosaur (In a Story He Wrote)
The kid was charged with disorderly conduct.
Kids or Criminals? Preschool Suspended a 3-Year-Old… Five Times
If there's any good news on this front, it's that the absurdity of many of these stories has prompted something of a backlash.
'Zero Tolerance' School Policies Are Dumb, But Are They Racist?
Zero tolerance policies are bad, willy-nilly expulsions are bad, abjectly racial policies are bad-but federal education mandates are also (often) bad.
Hearing Examiner: School Was Right to Suspend Little Boy Who Chewed Pop-Tart Into Shape of Gun
School policies prohibit "lookalike weapons" as well as real ones, even though no one was ever shot to death by a pastry.
School Sucks! 'Maker Culture' Is Literally Making Learning Better
Making a giant octopus is way more enlightening than taking the SAT or Sociology 101.
Mississippi High School Suspended Student Indefinitely Over Alleged Gang Sign in Science Project Photo
Returned to school 21 days later after several local news reports, 21 other suspensions of students
Ohio 10-Year-Old Reportedly Suspended For Pointing His Finger Like a Gun
Zero tolerance strikes again
Zero Tolerance Teaches Students Important Lessons About Authority: Don't Share Information, Don't Consent to Searches
Suspended for honest mistakes and good faith efforts
Student's Suspension For Defending Classmate Against Bully Rescinded After Outcry
No policy change though
Rolling Back Zero Tolerance: Oklahoma Edition
The backlash against "zero tolerance" policies continues.