All the zero tolerance stuff makes me think of how the government want to limit citizens rights to bear arms. I'm not saying kids should go to school armed with guns but they should at least be armed with information. Teach your kids about dangerous things, get them over their fear of guns and violence and have them take a few self defense classes so if they are put in a dangerous situation they can handle it and don't just buckle under the pressuer of their safety bubble bursting and reality falling upon them.
I think this is one of the main reasons there are people who wish for the apocalypse, it would force all those who lead over-sheltered lives to actually face some measure of real danger and have to fight for life instead of simply existing...
But I'm straying off topic here.
I guess my point would be that there should be no zero-tolorance policies, it's just a fools way of saying "We warned you, not my fault". And I understand where they're coming from because there are folk out there who, if they're child gets hurt at school, will blame the school and not the individual kid responsable. And after so much of that happening school systems are forced to put these policies in place to avoid being sued.
I think the country would just be a lot better if we stopped being so over protective off our children. My own folks were over-protective of me, sheilded me from the world and when I got out into it I was not prepared in the slightest. I wish my parents had been more strict with me, push me into situations outside my comfort zone more, let me get a scraped knee and tell me to 'suck it up' instead of babying me.
You don't have to be tough or mean on your kids, but don't keep the reality of life and the world and the human race a secret from them. prepare them to face the world as it is... And once again I see I strayed a little off topic. Sorry.