More Zero Tolerance garbage!

goawayfarm · September 17th, 2007, 12:06 PM

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14043836/detail.html

This is getting ridiculous, a FELONY OVER A SWISS ARMY KNIFE?

Quote:

Will Chandler said he knows he should not have left campus when he and two friends left Wheeler High School for lunch a week ago.

“I was like, ‘Alright, I’m going to get in trouble.’ I didn’t even know the knife was in there. I completely forgot about it and then they pulled it out,” said Chandler.

A school officer found a Swiss Army knife in Chandler’s car’s console. Under the school’s zero tolerance policy it was an automatic suspension for Chandler.

The next day, the Chandlers found out Will had also been charged with a felony.

“We found out that my son, there’s a felony warrant out for him. It just seems like a nightmare. We’re still in shock,” said Sharon Chandler.

Will Chandler was booked into the Cobb County Jail and his mother started a quest to find answers.

“When the principal said to me, ‘This could kill someone,’ I said to him, ‘So could a pencil.’ My son did not have this on his physical body, did not have it on him, it was not in his backpack, it was not in his locker. It was in the console of the car,” said Sharon.

The Chandlers said Will has a clean record and never would have taken the utility knife into the school, much less hurt anybody.

The Chandlers said they understood Will’s suspension for 10 days, but they believe a felony charge against the high school senior is over the top.

“This messes your life up, it follows you around for the rest of your life. When you fill out a college application, they ask you, ‘Have you ever been charged with a felony?’ When you go to work, they ask you if you’ve been charged with a felony and for right now, I have to mark, “Yes,” because of this,” said Will.

“And now we are taking away from that and focusing on this because this cannot be on his record. If this was on his record the choice of colleges he can go to will be nil,” said Sharon.

A Cobb School District spokesperson said their policy states a knife with a blade that's more than 2 inches -- the Swiss Army knife is 3 inches -- results in an automatic suspension and an automatic criminal charge.

The Chandlers said they will fight it. Will Chandler wants to be a dentist and his parents said they aren't sure that can happen with a charge on his record.

SIGguy229 · September 17th, 2007, 12:39 PM

WTH are they doing searching a students car? For leaving campus? Give me a break.

David III · September 17th, 2007, 12:55 PM

This kind of thing is just getting beyond stupid.
I really can't think of the words to express my anger after reading this.

Old Chief · September 17th, 2007, 01:11 PM

It is apparent that zero tollerance is just another way to say intollerant. And when left leaning liberal sheep become involved this is a synonym for stupidity.

maclean3 · September 17th, 2007, 01:35 PM

Yet another point in favor of home schooling. America's becoming a nation of .... (nope, not gonna say it).
Jack

P95Carry · September 17th, 2007, 01:40 PM

If we are not careful we'll be deciding we are trying to keep up with UK idiocies!

This is beyond polite words - totally. Things really are goin to heck in a handbasket more and more.

rocky · September 17th, 2007, 01:43 PM

Total stupidity. I can see maybe the suspension, but c'mon , a felony? common sense is truly dead, at least in that area.

Knuckledrager · September 17th, 2007, 01:50 PM

I recall an incident in which a child found an old Swiss Army Knife in the school yard. It was rusted shut. The knife was pocketed and forgotten about. The kid turned it in later and was suspended and achrged with "weapon on school property." The whole thing was absurd.

Argus · September 17th, 2007, 01:55 PM

This kind of crap makes my blood boil. Idiotic, feel good BS.

pgrass101 · September 17th, 2007, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maclean3

Yet another point in favor of home schooling. America's becoming a nation of .... (nope, not gonna say it).
Jack

I will we are becoming a nation of Wussies What is the metality that is leading to the Wussification of America.

I can understand the suspenison, he broke a school rule by haveing the knife (locked in his car) on school property. But a crimnal charge for a Swiss army knife.

September 17th, 2007, 12:39 PM	#2
SIGguy229 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,008	WTH are they doing searching a students car? For leaving campus? Give me a break. __________________ Patriotic dissent is a luxury of those protected by better men than they Sacrifice: Congress thinks having to stay late to vote is sacrifice. Ask the Sailor, Soldier, Airman, or Marine meeting his child for the first time what sacrifice means martyr is a fancy name for crappy fighter

September 17th, 2007, 01:11 PM	#4
Old Chief VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southwest Tennessee Posts: 3,212	It is apparent that zero tollerance is just another way to say intollerant. And when left leaning liberal sheep become involved this is a synonym for stupidity. __________________ One should never confuse good fortune with good training. In God we trust.

September 17th, 2007, 01:35 PM	#5
maclean3 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,876	Yet another point in favor of home schooling. America's becoming a nation of .... (nope, not gonna say it). Jack __________________ "The sheep are everywhere. We are raising up a nation of cannon fodder types and we are screwed." HotGuns

September 17th, 2007, 01:40 PM	#6
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	If we are not careful we'll be deciding we are trying to keep up with UK idiocies! This is beyond polite words - totally. Things really are goin to heck in a handbasket more and more. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

September 17th, 2007, 01:43 PM	#7
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,767	Total stupidity. I can see maybe the suspension, but c'mon , a felony? common sense is truly dead, at least in that area. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

September 17th, 2007, 12:55 PM	#3
David III Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sturgeon, MO Posts: 745	This kind of thing is just getting beyond stupid. I really can't think of the words to express my anger after reading this.

September 17th, 2007, 01:50 PM	#8
Knuckledrager Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA Posts: 516	I recall an incident in which a child found an old Swiss Army Knife in the school yard. It was rusted shut. The knife was pocketed and forgotten about. The kid turned it in later and was suspended and achrged with "weapon on school property." The whole thing was absurd.

September 17th, 2007, 01:55 PM	#9
Argus Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 395	This kind of crap makes my blood boil. Idiotic, feel good BS.

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