{"id":131589,"date":"2016-09-21T04:37:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T04:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/21\/just-in-case-you-thought-stupid-zero-tolerance-school-rules-were-passe.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T04:37:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T04:37:18","slug":"just-in-case-you-thought-stupid-zero-tolerance-school-rules-were-passe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/21\/just-in-case-you-thought-stupid-zero-tolerance-school-rules-were-passe.html","title":{"rendered":"Just in case you thought stupid Zero Tolerance school rules were passe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kid finds knife in a used backpack his mom bought him at Goodwill.
Kid turns in knife to his teacher.
Kid gets suspended for a year (later reduced to 30 days) for having a knife at school.<\/p>\n

School district's official statement: "Coldwater Community Schools does not disclose information regarding the discipline of individual students under any circumstance. However, discipline procedures are in our student handbook and are consistent with Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education policies which comply with the current laws of the State of Michigan regarding student discipline."<\/i><\/p>\n

I.e., "It's written down somewhere in official policy that having a knife at school requires a year's suspension so that's what we're doing. And we don't have to justify the unjustifiable because, out of respect for student privacy, we never comment on school discipline of a student, even when the parent is talking to the press about it already."<\/p>\n

Yeesh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nBranch Co. mother says son was suspended from school after reporting knife<\/a><\/span>
\nCOLDWATER, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Branch County mother says her son was suspended from school for doing the right thing.Kyler Davies, a 7th grade student, found a pocket knife in his backpack. His mom tells us she bought the bag at Goodwill and never ch\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kid finds knife in a used backpack his mom bought him at Goodwill.Kid turns in knife to his teacher.Kid gets suspended for a year (later reduced to 30 days) for having a knife at school. 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