(02-26-2014 01:51 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

So, let's wreck the kid because one was found in his car.

Hell, let's see if we can't give him a felony conviction to drag around with him the rest of his life?

Surely, some adult could have, at some point in this whole process, said, "You know what? Maybe we're killing a house fly with a bazooka here."

Or at worst, make him take the knife back home. It's not like his car was unlocked in a school parking lot.

(02-26-2014 01:51 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

So, let's wreck the kid because one was found in his car.

And this is all you need to know about the public schools.

(02-26-2014 01:26 PM)G-Man Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

That's right. Pencils are always used to dissect frogs in biology class. No need for knives.

And its the same reason scissors shouldn't be allowed in school either. Pencils are great at cutting paper for art projects.

I guess if you press the powncil hard enough and go back and forth until you rip the paper or frog it could work, but it won't be very clean...

(02-26-2014 01:51 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

So, let's wreck the kid because one was found in his car.

Hell, let's see if we can't give him a felony conviction to drag around with him the rest of his life?

Surely, some adult could have, at some point in this whole process, said, "You know what? Maybe we're killing a house fly with a bazooka here."

veddy good....this story is mind numbing to me....and surely this kid is now one pissed off mfkr....I would be....

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 11:59 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 11:55 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  I work in a school and every year without fail, we find students with knives.

How may of those student with knives stabbed other students? You know, I could easily stab someone with a pencil.

In the 10+ years that I have been at this school, we have had one stabbing and it was with a exacto knife. A female who stabbed a male because he constantly picked on her.

The others were found because the kid showed it to someone with the intention of stabbing another person. Thankfully, those students came forward with the information.

We have had one student intentionally stab a teacher with a pencil.

The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

You teach at Irvin don't you?

There's no common sense in this world anymore. Why couldn't they just take the knife and call his dad to pick it up? This is such a screwed up world, I am so glad with my age I don't have to deal with the stupidity of it all for very long. But on the other hand I might live to be 89 like my dad. Oh, woe is me.

(02-26-2014 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 11:59 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 11:55 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  I work in a school and every year without fail, we find students with knives.

How may of those student with knives stabbed other students? You know, I could easily stab someone with a pencil.

In the 10+ years that I have been at this school, we have had one stabbing and it was with a exacto knife. A female who stabbed a male because he constantly picked on her.

The others were found because the kid showed it to someone with the intention of stabbing another person. Thankfully, those students came forward with the information.

We have had one student intentionally stab a teacher with a pencil.

The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

You teach at Irvin don't you?

There's no common sense in this world anymore. Why couldn't they just take the knife and call his dad to pick it up? This is such a screwed up world, I am so glad with my age I don't have to deal with the stupidity of it all for very long. But on the other hand I might live to be 89 like my dad. Oh, woe is me.

Can't have the misberals going into a frenzy and pissing everywhere over acts of common sense now, can we...

(02-26-2014 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 12:08 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 11:59 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(02-26-2014 11:55 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  I work in a school and every year without fail, we find students with knives.

How may of those student with knives stabbed other students? You know, I could easily stab someone with a pencil.

In the 10+ years that I have been at this school, we have had one stabbing and it was with a exacto knife. A female who stabbed a male because he constantly picked on her.

The others were found because the kid showed it to someone with the intention of stabbing another person. Thankfully, those students came forward with the information.

We have had one student intentionally stab a teacher with a pencil.

The difference between a knife and a pencil in school is that one serves a very useful purpose the other doesn't.

You teach at Irvin don't you?

There's no common sense in this world anymore. Why couldn't they just take the knife and call his dad to pick it up? This is such a screwed up world, I am so glad with my age I don't have to deal with the stupidity of it all for very long. But on the other hand I might live to be 89 like my dad. Oh, woe is me.

As I said before, I don't agree with zero tolerance. However, we cannot have students bringing knives to school. I'm sure everyone would agree with that.