I hope school super George Goodwin loses so badly in the lawsuit that he loses his house and retirement savings along with his job.

Amazing how people can be so smart, they are so stupid!

sgaredneck, I believe you hit the nail squarely, and drove it home!

The only thing I can add is that somebody should sponsor a formal "poop-for-brains" award and mail the first one to Mr. Goodwin. I am picturing a rubber dog turd mounted on a plaque that is shaped like the profile of the human brain with the inscription "Way to go Goodwin" on a small gold label...

First. I agree the is ridiculous. THe zero tolerance policies are ridiculous. They were adopted because of our ridiculous judicial system which leaves out common sense.
If Mr. Godwin didn't follow through with this policy he would have been subjected to a suit by anyone who has been expelled even if they deserve it.

You are right it is CYA but wouldn't we all. I would like to think that we would all stand up for what is right but when it's your job and feeding your family it's a little tougher. In schools safety has to be THE TOP priority. Administrators should use common sense though and even in schools with the zero-tolerance incidents can be "overlooked" but every time they are you open yourself up to personal liability which can affect your livelihood and your family.

The fourth amendment doesn't apply in these situations. Students are minors and anything on school property is subject to search and seizure by a school official.

Don't be too hard on some of these guys. (although this guy seems like a real weenie) We need to fix our judicial system and stop stupid litigation.

Clay and Mike, i agree with you both. The thing that I find the most idiotic about these whole zero tolerance policies is the punishment. Punishing kids by not letting then go to school and learn. Granted they shouldn't be punished in the first place, but either way cutting a kid off from learning because he had a small utility knife in his car?? That does not seem right to me. Even if he was deserving of punishment what good does it do to send him home for 20 days...if anything he will just be behind on his school work when he gets back....that is NOT constructive what so ever.

Political correctness
Secular progressivism
Zero tolerance
No-fail
Affirmative action
Three strikes
Don't Ask, don't tell
Not in my back yard
(I'm sure I'm leaving out something)

The thread all these things have in common is CYA. A lack of personal responsibility also is there. These things were all products of a culture of passing the buck; people not wanting to make hard choices in fear of hurting someone's little feeling. This culture has morphed into people like this superintendent that fill our local, state, and Federal governments.

The school superintendent has absolutely zero interest in this boy's life, predicament, or beliefs. It is all about his (George Goodwin's) little career, and him being yet another 'Peter Principle' idiot that rose to a level of incompetence in the system.

Unfortunately the Good Lord didn't give out equal amounts of common sense to everyone. Goodwin is proof of that, as he is just another robot bureaucrat riding the system.

Let's hope the folks at West Point accept this young man. They definitely have the opportunity to strike a blow for common sense here.

I am glad to see the kid fight back. Maybe he can get the law repealed or at least reworded. But at least West Point is showing some common sense. Did anyone ever here of a guy called Thomas Paine?

at my high school some kids keep their shotguns in their truck one kid got caught and was told to keep it covered as long as its locked and covered they dont care

I didn't know it was in a locked car and inside of a tool kit are you serious. are we supposed to not allow people with hands in schools because they are weapons.