JohnRich 4 #1 June 4, 2008 News:Souvenir rifle shell gets 4th-grader suspended Ten-year-old Bradley Geslak was suspended from school this week for bringing a Memorial Day souvenir to school. The fourth-grader had received two empty rifle shell casings from blanks used during the town celebration Monday morning. He brought one of the casings with him to school the next day. Bradley said a teacher saw him with it and told him to hand it over. After the piece of brass was confiscated, Ms. Geslak was called at work and told to come and pick up her son; he was being suspended for the next five days. According to the family, a school official said on Tuesday that the shell would not be returned to them. The family said they were also told that the next step might involve assigning a probation officer to Bradley...Source: Worcester Telegram Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymiles 3 #2 June 4, 2008 I think your titles miss the point. It should read "Zero Tolerance Nuts #1" and "Zero Tolerance Nuts #2". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #3 June 4, 2008 QuoteI think your titles miss the point. It should read "Zero Tolerance Nuts #1" and "Zero Tolerance Nuts #2". What is it for which they have "zero tolerance"? Guns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #4 June 4, 2008 From the sound of your extract, common sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #5 June 4, 2008 QuoteQuoteI think your titles miss the point. It should read "Zero Tolerance Nuts #1" and "Zero Tolerance Nuts #2". What is it for which they have "zero tolerance"? Guns. No. There is a strick no-brass policy at a lot of schools. With the rise of black market metal sales there's not telling what kind of rif-raff and shady element this kid could be bringing to school."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #6 June 4, 2008 QuoteFrom the sound of your extract, common sense. Unfortunately, 'zero tolerance' usually ALSO equals 'zero sense'.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #7 June 4, 2008 When I was in High School in SW Missouri in the early 1970’s it was normal during hunting season for students and teachers to park their pick-up trucks at school with guns in their rifle racks. Students and teachers would meet and hunt together before and after school. My how times have changed. Who put these PC idiots in charge anyway? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #8 June 4, 2008 QuoteMy how times have changed. Who put these PC idiots in charge anyway? 3 guesses and the first two don't count, in regards to political party affiliation of the PC idiots in question. That also answers the question as stated.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #9 June 4, 2008 If one party is the party of the misguided political correctness, I'd say it's probably safe to call the other the party of misguided patriotism. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #10 June 4, 2008 Perhaps - although (from my observations) the former seems much more prevalent than the latter.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
