They set the precedence here to change the rules, I'm glad Gary's name got cleared up, but you know change is comming....

unfortunately I doubt that this is the last we will hear of it

Remember the student who was kicked out of school for making a drawing of Florida! It looked to much like a hand gun? and NO IT DID NOT!

At last. Common sense from "educated, politically correct
people."

It is the law that our children must go to school and public funds (taxes) can only go to government run (public) schools. Where are the anti-trust laws to break up that monopoly? If every child must go to school and every child is entitled to an education then every child should be entitled to a voucher for tax dollars to be used to provide that education at the education facility of the parent's choosing. Where does the government get off mandating that our kids must forfeit their God given, constitutionally guaranteed rights and be subjected to the indoctrination of the government training centers? Justice prevailed this time, but I wouldn't count on it being the norm.

I can't get to the entire story on the "Bee" but the excerpts tone seems to imply that it's a shame that the school's opinion that they have control over a student's possessions regardless of location during school time has been wrongfully overturned. I think more emphasis could have been put on the fact that the kid was in lawful possession for a lawful purpose. He didn't have dad's nine millimeter in his glove compartment.

I'm afraid its not over yet. The article stated that the School District Superintendent plans to meet with the Willow School Board and whine about their "poor" decision. He also mentioned he was going to contact the very liberal teacher's union to (I speculate) gather financial support for an appeal or legal action. If the teacher's union is affiliated with the ultra liberal NEA, it isn't over.
The principal and the School District Superintendent are basically saying that this is a conservative community and we don't like it!

seadog & Sourdough Dave-
Sadly, I have to agree with you both. +1s.

Good for the Duck Hunter!

I object to zero tolerance policies with regard to everything except child molestation and drunk driving. The list of things we cannot tolerate is very short. Intolerance leads to fascism inevitably, because people are tempted always to exterminate that which they will not tolerate. Diversity is good! The zero tolerance policy that condemns a young person for a SPENT SHELL CASING or for having lawful possession of some controversial item is the same thing as the Condo Management objecting to lawn flamingos or some other "policy decision" arrived at solely based on the whim of some committee.
Most situations are unique and require individual consideration for correct action. But what might be the thing to do in one case may not suit the situation seen in another. People use zero-tolerance policies to avoid having to make decisions, and that is just lame.
I'm glad the kid got off...

i meant unloading on other kids.

sourdough - vouchers are fine as long as the schools given the fudning have to abide by the laws associated with receiving it. Lot's of people want vouchers for their personal interest but few want to adhere to the strings that are atached