Sure seems like it.
An 11-year-old Des Moines girl was at home on suspension Tuesday for bringing a handful of empty shotgun shells to school last week.When you read the article, note that the school's policy bans "live ammunition". Yet:
Principal Randy Gordon said the shells were considered ammunition even though they were empty, and were therefore against school policy.Which makes him, quite possibly, the dumbest person on the planet. Considering that he had to beat out George Bush and Glenn Beck for the title, that's a remarkable achievement.
Jeez, what a moran. I was going to jump on here and offer a devil's advocate defense of zero tolerance rules. Something about dealing with parents, who become so illogical and furious when it comes to their kids. So, you'd want an ironclad rule to point to and say, 'my hands are tied.'
ReplyDeleteBut declaring spent casings as live ammunition... He might as well have classified her teeth as improvised explosive devices and her hair as primacord and her corneas as thermonuclear arsenals.
This principal must be one of the zombies that the UK government is trying to protect children from. Or else just a typical educational "leader". Since both lack brains, it's hard to tell the difference...
ReplyDelete- Badtux the "Brains!" Penguin
Randy cassingham wites an Internet newsletter called "This Is True," a weekly compilation of insanity, which all too often includes zero-tolerance policies in and around schools. He has a whole slew if you want to get royally honked at the morans who come up with these things. He's at ThisIsTrue (dot) com.
ReplyDeleteAnd in accordance with your commenting rules (yes, I really did read them):
a. I am NOT Randy, just a years-long reader of his
b. I have no financial interest in his writings
c. ZT is not my pet peeve, but it is one of them. The link is offered only for informational purposes.