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QUESTION OF THE WEEK-What do you think of zero tolerance policies in schools?

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Published April 1, 2010 in issue 0913 of the Hook

Frank Richards:"I think they can be overly harsh. A lot depends on the age of the student and the nature of the offense, but I think people are way too willing to be punitive. The notion of zero tolerance, being that absolute about anything, is, to me, a little bit distressing. Schools are becoming mini prisons. I'm not a fan of that."

Stacey Smith: "I think that it's a little too strong for the younger age group, for the little ones that are five years old. They don't understand, so if they were to make a comment like, 'I'll kill you,' some of them don't truly mean it. They'll be back to being friends the next day with the kid. That age group, I think it's a little too forceful for them, but for the older ones, we do need that."

Allegra Studnitz: "It's too complicated to put it only into two words."

Comments

dethfrmabv4/2/2010 4:57:01 AM one word says it all, nanobots
justbeinobjective4/2/2010 8:11:29 AM Zero tolerance in schools = Police state.... Let's turn it around, zero tolerance if our children don't get the education they deserve....find the staff that can give this to them. Let the police state rein from both directions. In other words, give em a taste of their own medicine.
Arpal4/2/2010 8:53:24 AM It's been done before. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/24/rhode.island.teachers/index.html
John Giuliano4/2/2010 12:10:26 PM Ending water fluoridation would do wonders for kids ability to learn, and taking children out of public schools would do wonders for kids ability to think.
4/2/2010 12:41:01 PM Arpal, Since this just happened in February...wonder if it worked? I think its too soon to tell....
dethfrmabv4/2/2010 1:23:58 PM Dirty commies snuck fluoride into every durn well in Fluvanna.
John Giuliano4/2/2010 3:38:47 PM Get a Berkey water filter with the additional PF-2 elements that take out fluoride and aresenic, or if you have enough money, get an Ecoloblue dehumifidier that runs the water through seven different filters! But don't drink the rain water, it's got nanochips in it.
Gomez Gomez4/2/2010 4:34:52 PM John, can we hang out sometime?
Gasbag Self Ordained Expert4/2/2010 4:34:58 PM Nanochips in rain water? I hope and pray you don't believe this.
John Giuliano4/2/2010 6:19:26 PM Wrong again. You hope and pray I'm not 100%right. Pray harder, it's not working yet.
ecoliblue4/2/2010 10:30:26 PM Have another Nutter Butter Peanut Butter sandwich cookie
HarryD4/2/2010 10:48:30 PM What is needed is zero tolerance regarding those teachers and school administrators as well as parents who could care less about the education of these children. The policy takes the heat off them and lays it on the kids who are not being taught or disciplined properly.

dethfrmabv4/2/2010 4:57:01 AM

one word says it all,

nanobots

justbeinobjective4/2/2010 8:11:29 AM

Zero tolerance in schools = Police state....

Let's turn it around, zero tolerance if our children don't get the education they deserve....find the staff that can give this to them. Let the police state rein from both directions. In other words, give em a taste of their own medicine.

Arpal4/2/2010 8:53:24 AM

It's been done before.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/24/rhode.island.teachers/index.html

John Giuliano4/2/2010 12:10:26 PM

Ending water fluoridation would do wonders for kids ability to learn, and taking children out of public schools would do wonders for kids ability to think.

4/2/2010 12:41:01 PM

Arpal,

Since this just happened in February...wonder if it worked? I think its too soon to tell....

dethfrmabv4/2/2010 1:23:58 PM

Dirty commies snuck fluoride into every durn well in Fluvanna.

John Giuliano4/2/2010 3:38:47 PM

Get a Berkey water filter with the additional PF-2 elements that take out fluoride and aresenic, or if you have enough money, get an Ecoloblue dehumifidier that runs the water through seven different filters! But don't drink the rain water, it's got nanochips in it.

Gomez Gomez4/2/2010 4:34:52 PM

John, can we hang out sometime?

Gasbag Self Ordained Expert4/2/2010 4:34:58 PM

Nanochips in rain water?

I hope and pray you don't believe this.

John Giuliano4/2/2010 6:19:26 PM

Wrong again. You hope and pray I'm not 100%right. Pray harder, it's not working yet.

ecoliblue4/2/2010 10:30:26 PM

Have another Nutter Butter Peanut Butter sandwich cookie

HarryD4/2/2010 10:48:30 PM

What is needed is zero tolerance regarding those teachers and school administrators as well as parents who could care less about the education of these children.

The policy takes the heat off them and lays it on the kids who are not being taught or disciplined properly.

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