Maybe some creative soul on this list should write an Onion-like article about a school banning pens and pencils after a stabbing incident.
Rick On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would hesitate to call what this kid had a 'knife' in the sense that > this 'no tolerance policy' indicates. > > Are knives dangerous? Yep. (but again, not sure I would call the thing > he had a knife) > > Did this really need to go as far as a hearing with the school board? > Why didn't common sense intervene before it got to this point. > > I don't see anywhere where it states he had the blade open while > getting off the bus, only that he had it in his hand. Seems like he > was following the 'rules' abotu carrying a knife. > > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33289924/ns/today-today_people/ >> >> Is your question why do we ban knifes in school? >> >> I agree the kid wasn't likely planning on stabbing anyone but how can >> a six year old have a knife and not know the rules about carrying one? >> Parents and or the Boy Scouts screwed up here. >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> A child could also choke another child with the laces from their >>> shoes/sneakers. We should 'outlaw' them too. >>> >>> And a child could poke out the eye of another child with a ball point >>> pen. We should 'outlaw' them too. >>> >>> Do I need to go on? >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305610 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
