In certain school systems the administration and teachers run schools as if they were minimum security prisons rather than a place where learning can be a pleasant experience.
According to the May 14 to May 15 Weekend Edition of the Quincy Patriot Ledger, in Palmer, Massachusetts, a child at the young age of nine years old was called to a "Juvenile Court" for the supposed 'crime' of bringing a toy gun to school. Under a Zero Tolerance policy at the school, bringing a weapon to school is a crime. Since a toy gun looks similar to a real gun, under this callous and absurd Zero Tolerance policy, a fake gun (perhaps even a squirt gun) is considered a weapon. Perhaps it wasn't the brightest idea to bring a toy gun to school, but what sense does it make to perhaps ruin a nine year old child's future with a 'juvie' criminal record over something any immature pre-teen boy might be inclined to do?
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