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19. Happened to me

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:42 AM

Sep 2013

I put cough drops in my daughter's bag and she got suspended over them. Active ingredient = fruit pectin. Not even a drug but a food product.

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Family: Teen Suspended After Trying To Do The Right Thing [View all] The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP

I love zero tolerance school districts. sharp_stick Sep 2013 #1

These policies assume children are criminals Scootaloo Sep 2013 #4

Honesty is not always the best policy. PeteSelman Sep 2013 #2

He just should have brought his gun Politicalboi Sep 2013 #3

Congrats, you just taught the kid nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #5

"Never, EVER trust someone in a position of authority" riqster Sep 2013 #6

+1 Go Vols Sep 2013 #22

So he didn't try to do the right thing? GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #9

You understand the headline implies he wouldn't have been DirkGently Sep 2013 #11

It is absolutely why he was suspended. joshcryer Sep 2013 #16

Tac-Force assisted opening knife rdharma Sep 2013 #8

Why did you post this? Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #17

To show you what this kids "pocket knife" looked like. rdharma Sep 2013 #20

This is what I think of a pocket knife Go Vols Sep 2013 #24

"Tac-Force Assisted" makes it sound scary doesn't it snooper2 Sep 2013 #30

Yep that's our wonderful public school system. As inflexible as ever. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #13

I once brought a rocket to elementery school... hunter Sep 2013 #14

Happened to me aroach Sep 2013 #19

If you had done that at my elementary school, Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #25

Stupid.. Promotes dishonesty with examples of rewarding their Cha Sep 2013 #15

Looks like we have another good one... defacto7 Sep 2013 #26

"Zero-tolerance" works politically. DirkGently Sep 2013 #28

412-963-9600 is the number to call to tell them they are idiots snooper2 Sep 2013 #29

Another policy that teaches that the rules are something to be avoided.... Decaffeinated Sep 2013 #31

Ikr! F those institutions of learning! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #32