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[Henry Hawk]

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



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.

[me]

I understand rules but to do this to a 6yr old who causes no trouble is beyond ridiculous. Where did common sense go anyway. 

[Locutus]

Two words:  Zero Tolerance

[me]

Two words:  Zero Tolerance

Like I said, what ever happened to common sense.

[Henry Hawk]

Like I said, what ever happened to common sense.

Exactly....

[Locutus]

Like I said, what ever happened to common sense.

Exactly....

Like where was the common sense of the parents who allowed their child to go to school with what could be construed as a weapon?  I'm sorry, I don't have children, but I'm smart enough to know that school systems these days don't tolerate students bringing anything to class that can be used as a weapon.   I'm not saying that it's the right thing to suspend this 6 year old, but the parents do share some of the blame.   

[Palehorse]

Like I said, what ever happened to common sense.

Exactly....

2 words - Patriot Act

[me]

2 words - Patriot Act

I don't believe the Patriot Act has anything to do with it.  The fact that there has been so much violence in the school systems has everything to do with it. 

[Locutus]

Actually, I'll take it a step further and say the parents have all of the blame.   The six year old isn't smart enough to know or understand the ramifications taking of his scout utility utensil to school in the light of zero tolerance policies. 

[me]

Actually, I'll take it a step further and say the parents have all of the blame.   The six year old isn't smart enough to know or understand the ramifications taking of his scout utility utensil to school in the light of zero tolerance policies.

And parents don't always catch things like that.  Hell, his mom could have checked his pockets and he sneaked it in after she did it.  You never raised kids did ya?

[Locutus]

I've had enough experience with them to know that's a possibility, that's why I said I'm not sure suspension is appropriate in this case.  However, zero tolerance is zero tolerance. 

[me]

Ya, put the 6yr old in with boys who can really teach him the ropes.  Real smart huh?

[Palehorse]

I don't believe the Patriot Act has anything to do with it.  The fact that there has been so much violence in the school systems has everything to do with it.

That's when they took a nice hunk out of our liberties and freedom, so yeah it does have a role in it.

[Henry Hawk]

That's when they took a nice hunk out of our liberties and freedom, so yeah it does have a role in it.

It has NOTHING to do with having enough common sence to realize that a 6-year old boy is posing a threat because he brought in his boy scout utensils.....they could have sat down with him and told him, that he cannot bring to school with him..........it is one of the most stupid things I have read in the last couple of days.

[Exterminator]

Like I said, what ever happened to common sense.

So I guess it should be ok to carry this non-weapon onto an airplane as well; huh?