just another example of things that are considered "fine" by the "I have a car, a house, an LCD tv, and everything is great in my country" crowd. This is simply ludicrous.

zero tolerance, indeed. A rule like this let's some power hungry teacher and administrators run amuk.

Yet another reason to, if you can, home school your kids, or send 'em to private school. 'Course that's why the PTB's don't like the idea of vouchers for schools, they want your little ones to be rules obeying drones.

One more reason to vote in November to toss these sort of stupid people out one their respective ears. Or at least the people who enable their hirings.

Suspended for bringing in a hunk of brass? WOW. That is crazy. I hope that no kids from that school ever bring in a flint while studying rocks and minerals. They will probably expell the kid for trying to burn the school down.

If people ever wondered why conservatives are pushing for private schooling and vouchers, this is a pretty good example. The teachers union in this country is out of control with their zero tolerance crap. Zero tolerance is just a way to excuse the lack of intelligence and common sense amongst the school administrators. As Seagull said, all the public school system is interested in is turning out obedient little drones for their masters.

That's one more reason that the Dems have a hard time winning my vote in a national election.

Of course, what does anyone expect? It was in Massachusetts. If the kid had so much as said the word 'gun' he probably would've gotten suspended.