School Days

Okay, let’s take a look at some of the ridiculous stuff that is happening in schools these days (to specify, Connecticut Schools):

First up: In Danbury a student is suing his teacher for waking him during class. Apparently the teacher slammed her hand down on the students desk while he was snoozing. The student claims that as a result he has suffered hearing damage that include “pain and ‘very severe injuries to his left eardrum’”

Next in New Haven: Michael Sheridan, a middle school honors student was booted from being the class vice-president, not allowed to attend a special dinner for honors students and was suspended for a day. Sounds like he must have done something pretty serious right?

Yeah, well guess again, he bought a bag of Skittles from a class-mate. “The New Haven school system banned candy sales in 2003 as part of a district-wide school wellness policy, school spokeswoman Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo said.” I am guessing Ms. Turner, the principal who doled out the punishment got more then a little scolding from the superintendent before the two of them sat down with Michael and his parents. Apparently candy is banned on school grounds… After sitting down with the parents and school officials Micahel’s disciplinary records are being expunged.

What’s The Matter With Kids These Days?

I get such glee about reading about idiocy, usually while thinking “You must be f#cking kidding me!!”

And today we have a two-fer:

First up we’ve got a school district in Atlantic City, NJ that has suspended a seven year-old due to “the school’s zero-tolerance policy for guns.”

Now, guns in school are generally considered a bad thing, and I won’t argue with that. Even toy guns can send the wrong message, so I get the idea behind a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to guns.

And I mean, a seven-year-old, right? That’s just scary. Except, the seven year-old didn’t have a gun, or a toy gun, or pretend to have a gun, or even an have an imaginary gun. He drew a picture of a gun.

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