Fools running the schools

More on Zero Tolerance, this time in PA. (Does it occur to anyone in a responsible position that zero tolerance is a deeply anti-American concept? I doubt it, but I bet they would be incensed at the accusation that they are philosophically anti-American). A high school student took an Aleve (non-prescription pain reliever) for menstrual cramps, then made the unpardonable mistake of admitting it to the school nurse:

The Aleve affair was deemed a level 5 violation, subject to a maximum three-day suspension prior to a hearing with the principal. Both girls were sent home. Based on findings, initial suspensions may be extended, with possible referral to an assessment team, or the police when appropriate. Disciplinary actions are recorded on school records. ...While those "mistakes" are recorded on school records, the information is purged annually and never released, Rotoli said.

I think it is the fools and hysterics who make policy who should be purged. An "assessment team, or the police?" I'll tell you what some of the students will leave high school with: The utterly correct conviction that authority figures are fools with power. The scary thing is that others will leave school without that conviction.

Fortunately some parents are not amused.

Clik above or: http://www.delcotimes.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13842939&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=6