Waaaaay back then, in the age of soft pine desks, the only time you got in trouble carving on the desks was when you engraved something really nasty or obscene on one. Then you got detention with the shop teacher with one-on-one instruction in proper sanding and varnishing techniques, followed up by seat-tanning sessions with the parent who had to come get you since there was only one outgoing bus per route and you had missed it.
‘Course that was fourty years ago, when teachers were allowed to mete out punishments using their own initiative and judgement. And when you complained to your folks they backed up the school staff, since they also had enough common sense to recognize a reasonable consequence to misbehavior when they saw one.
A good part of the blind adherance to “Zero Tolerance” is passing that can of worms up the line for someone else to deal with, because some parents have and will cause the schools a lot of grief, beleiving as they do that Their Child should be allowed to “express him/her self” without restraint, not have their self-esteem damaged by negativeity (low grades), nor suffer the immense stress of meeting unreasonable expectations(doing homework and assignments, and maintaining standards of conduct).
It’s so much easier to pass the problem on up the line.
Yes, your honor, the next time he sees you will be in your bedroom, with a chain saw, at midnight.
Zero tolerance on the part of authority will lead to zero tolerance by citizens.
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Slugnutty over 14 years ago
Waaaaay back then, in the age of soft pine desks, the only time you got in trouble carving on the desks was when you engraved something really nasty or obscene on one. Then you got detention with the shop teacher with one-on-one instruction in proper sanding and varnishing techniques, followed up by seat-tanning sessions with the parent who had to come get you since there was only one outgoing bus per route and you had missed it. ‘Course that was fourty years ago, when teachers were allowed to mete out punishments using their own initiative and judgement. And when you complained to your folks they backed up the school staff, since they also had enough common sense to recognize a reasonable consequence to misbehavior when they saw one. A good part of the blind adherance to “Zero Tolerance” is passing that can of worms up the line for someone else to deal with, because some parents have and will cause the schools a lot of grief, beleiving as they do that Their Child should be allowed to “express him/her self” without restraint, not have their self-esteem damaged by negativeity (low grades), nor suffer the immense stress of meeting unreasonable expectations(doing homework and assignments, and maintaining standards of conduct). It’s so much easier to pass the problem on up the line.
dvoyack over 14 years ago
Send’em to Gitmo…the little terrorist..
willyd1968 over 14 years ago
This story line seems to be commenting on how out of control “zero tolerence’ has become. The policy is well-intended but misguided.
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 14 years ago
Yes, your honor, the next time he sees you will be in your bedroom, with a chain saw, at midnight. Zero tolerance on the part of authority will lead to zero tolerance by citizens.
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
I like the prison suit!
Wabac over 14 years ago
If you have not visited it before go to www.thisistrue.com and sign-up for the newsletter. Randy Cassingham regularly includes a new story about ZT and how out of control it has become. The never ending collection of horror stories clearly proves that ZT is not Zero Tolerance, it is Zero Thinking.
Wabac over 14 years ago
For those who have not visited it before, go to www.ThisIsTrue.com and sign-up for the newsletter. Randy Cassingham regularly includes a new story about ZT and how out of control it has become. The never ending stream of stories proves that ZT does not stand for Zero Tolerance, it really means Zero Thinking.
Me_Again almost 14 years ago
@Wabac: You just said that.