Irving’s ‘clock boy’ a victim of ‘incredible hate,’ lawsuit claims

[Sand Rat Expat]

80. There's lots of that going around in school administrations everywhere in America.

This kid wasn't treated that way because he was Muslim. He was treated that way because he had an object that looked vaguely like a weapon. Kids all over the place have been suspended and expelled for having items that look vaguely like weapons, or even for pointing their fingers like guns. I very much doubt every single one of those kids was Muslim.

This is more "zero tolerance" nonsense in action. It's a one-size-fits-all approach to a problem with vastly different permutations, but administrations favor it because it takes zero chances and negates the element of thinking. In their view, that's the best way of protecting themselves from legal action (not protecting their students, mind you): treat anything that even slightly resembles a weapon as the real thing, no matter how absurd that is.

If this kid and his family deserve $15 million, then there are a lot of kids and families out there who deserve big payouts, and if this suit sets that precedent, school districts everywhere are going to get reamed.