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... at least that's what they say in Alabama Public Schools!

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Detention for hugging. Unbelievable.

It does highlight what happens when we blindly enforce overbroad rules such that the real purpose of the rule gets lost in it all (I'm assuming the purpose of the rule is to preven unwanted touching and to keep kids from making out in the hallways). It's the "zero-tolerance" approach.
Isn't tolerance a good thing that we're supposed to be teaching our children to have for others?

The zero tolerance in public school is rediculous. What ever happened to common sense? I have one child in private and another in public (by their choice). With one, I can send him (14) his second dose of whatever and tell him to take it after lunch... no big deal. And if he gets a headache at school, he can go ask the nurse for a tylenol. With the other (13), she can be suspended for the same thing.

At one point last year, they were not even allowed to go to the bathroom between classes without a pass from previous class' teacher. They cant walk to school... and that includes crossing the drive in front of the school--a parent has to get out of the car to walk them to the crosswalk.



These are teenagers! They are old enough to take care of smaller children, but can't cross the street (driveway) alone.

New schools don't even build in lockers anymore.

I know that at the root of it all, there are sound reasons for: 1)keeping drugs out of school; 2) monitoring bathroom activities; and 3) making sure kids don't cut class.

It all comes back to least common denominator: they treat all the kids equally: like they are thugs-in-training.

Our son was in Middle School and was written up and threatned by the principal that he would be sent to the juvenile detention center and be put on probation with a probation officer if he ever saw him put his hands on another student. THE REASON: His friend, a girl, was crying - he hugged her and asked if there was anything he could do to help her. For this he was tried and hung by the principal. Zero Tolerence I believe is silly! They also pulled all the girls into one classroom and the boys into another and asked the girls who had touched them in the past two years, and they asked the boys who they had touched in the past two years. The boys that were named were called to the office and suspended - yes this was all at the same time that my son was in trouble. There was only 3 boys named. They were suspended. This was not for inappropriate touching - this was any kind of touching - even if it was innocent. However, there was never any girls suspended for touching....

Wow!!! I can't believe this is what I have to look forward to for my son. This has made me seriously consider private school even though I know it is expensive. I think this is rediculous to say the least. I hope before my son goes to school that they can find some middle ground between zero-tolerance and common sense.

April-mommy to Ronald-10 months old

Yeah I can't believe that, its ridiculous!!