First Grader gets 45 days for camping tool

Story: It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon?

The young buck just enlisted in the Cub Scouts and couldn't wait to use his new utensil at lunch time. Thanks to an unwavering zero-tolerance policy that does not have room for "intent," this 6-year old boy is getting the boot and sent to a reform school for 45 days. According to the district, it's a cut and day case, and so the boy is being criminalized for possession of a weapon. Doesn't school sound like fun?!

<a href="http://images.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/08/29/zero_tolerance/story.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://images.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/08/29/zero_tolerance/story.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 271px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/education/12discipline.html">It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon?</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The young buck just enlisted in the Cub Scouts and couldn't wait to use his new utensil at lunch time. Thanks to an unwavering zero-tolerance policy that does not have room for "intent," this 6-year old boy is getting the boot and sent to a reform school for 45 days. According to the district, it's a cut and day case, and so the boy is being criminalized for possession of a weapon. Doesn't school sound like fun?!<br /></div>

Teacher Sorry After Mother Complains She Told Class Obama Is a ‘Scary’ Muslim

Story: Teacher Sorry After Mother Complains She Told Class Obama Is a ‘Scary’ Muslim

This is great. How can we ever expect our kids to get a fair and just education when the teachers are the ignorant ones? I can only imagine how she taught the slavery and Holocaust lessons this year.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hnkvlc2sqvZp5i2KcReWjf4I57ZW2JCC5haR9IZs6A38JalQy6Vuc34Zzae7WF_Xvdew1f0Luk21GgdQ_GF7OrIVQjX8dqnXuucLwqVqY8jMLtkDsL-vFQUbjzT9gnBHxLGg6JmTdff5/s1600-h/muslim.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182195280510487154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hnkvlc2sqvZp5i2KcReWjf4I57ZW2JCC5haR9IZs6A38JalQy6Vuc34Zzae7WF_Xvdew1f0Luk21GgdQ_GF7OrIVQjX8dqnXuucLwqVqY8jMLtkDsL-vFQUbjzT9gnBHxLGg6JmTdff5/s320/muslim.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/26/delaware-teacher-sorry-after-mother-complains-she-told-class-obama-is-a-scary-muslim/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Delaware Teacher Sorry After Mother Complains She Told Class Obama Is a ‘Scary’ Muslim"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/26/delaware-teacher-sorry-after-mother-complains-she-told-class-obama-is-a-scary-muslim/">Teacher Sorry After Mother Complains She Told Class Obama Is a ‘Scary’ Muslim</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">This is great. How can we ever expect our kids to get a fair and just education when the teachers are the ignorant ones? I can only imagine how she taught the slavery and Holocaust lessons this year.</span><br /><span> </span>