“Zero Tolerance” policies are out of control

[huntrights]

Added to the list of examples on page 2.  Please note that there is also a long list of examples on page 1.

"Anti-gun Indoctrination" of our youth


Wisconsin - September 2014

"Could This Tiny Picture Get an 11-Year-Old Boy Expelled from School?"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09/02/could-this-tiny-picture-get-an-11-year-old-boy-expelled-from-school/

"11-year-old to be expelled for bringing a virtual gun to a virtual school?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkux-jSvQn8

[timberfaller]

Words of wisdom for you parents who have brought up you children to "think" for themselves.

YOU will be called into the office until you either leave or they send CPS on YOU.  THEY can't not "indoctrinate" those who can think on there feet!!  As a parent, YOU have committed a crime in their eyes.  You've taught your children and NOW they have to re-program them to fit the "norm".

  but the truth does hurt at times.

[huntrights]

Added to list on page 2.

Related article:

"Virtual School Practices Real Oppression, Bans Pixilated Firearms"
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2014/9/virtual-school-practices-real-oppression-bans-pixilated-firearms.aspx

[Jingles]

Seems this is most fitting to explain what is happening

[csaaphill]

Seems this is most fitting to explain what is happening

back when I was more active in trying to stop all this which I've seen coming since the 70's I've had people blatnetly tell me they don't want or need common sence so just a fyi as to what were facing!

[huntrights]

NEVER GIVE UP!

[huntrights]

"Reagan National Airport refuses to put up gun safety ad"
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/26502053/reagan-national-airport-refuses-to-put-up-gun-safety-ad


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Vernon, N.J. - April, 2014

Outrage of the Week: Zero-Tolerance Policies Now Exploited by Enterprising Bullies
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2014/4/outrage-of-the-week-zero-tolerance-policies-now-exploited-by-enterprising-bullies.aspx

Related Article:

Watch the video:
Ethan Chaplin, Student, Says He Was Suspended For Twirling Pencil
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/ethan-chaplin-student-suspended-twirling-pencil_n_5106069.html


 

When will this overzealous, anti-gun stupidity and abuse STOP?

This is a national issue that requires national attention.

Zero Tolerance policies are out of control and they are obviously being abused to support the agendas of those with anti-gun sentiments.

Some states are taking steps by enacting legislation to protect our children from the irrational application and abuse of zero-tolerance policies by some anti-gun zealots that may unfortunately hold positions as teachers or administrators in our schools. 

If school policies, state or local laws, ordinances, or any rules and regulations "force" teachers and/or administrators to suspend, punish, publicly humiliate, indoctrinate, or otherwise intimidate and terrify children for:

1)   Brandishing a pastry or other food which is partially consumed in such a way that the remnant resembles a gun;
2)   Possession of a toy gun which is two inches or less;
3)   Possession of a toy gun made of plastic snap together building blocks;
4)   Using a finger or hand to simulate a gun;
5)   Vocalizing imaginary firearms or munitions;
6)   Wearing a T-shirt that supports Second Amendment rights;
7)   Drawing a picture of, or possessing an image of, a firearm; or
8.)   Using a pencil, pen or other writing utensil to simulate a firearm.

And now

9) Twirling a pencil with a pen cap on it that has the pocket clip bent outward,

then repeal and/or change those draconian rules and regulations that are being abused and misapplied.

Legislators and people with even the smallest amount of common sense must WAKE UP and put a STOP to this insane, irrational abuse.

[huntrights]

More indoctrination and traumatizing of our youth to brainwash them into believing guns are evil.

Added to Examples on page 2:

Mobile, Ala. – October, 2014

“Crayon "Gun" Subjects 5-year-old to Suicide/Homicide Screening and Non-Violence "Contract"”
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2014/10/crayon-gun-subjects-5yearold-to-suicide-homicide-screening-and-nonviolence-contract.aspx


Related article:

“Mobile County kindergartner asked to sign 'safety contract' after drawing a picture of gun”
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2014/10/kindergartner_asked_to_sign_sa.html


Lewiston Maine – April, 2014

“Outrage of the Week: One Yellow Squirt Gun, Plus Zero Common Sense Enforcement, Equals 10-Day Suspension”
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2014/4/outrage-of-the-week-one-yellow-squirt-gun-plus-zero-common-sense-enforcement-equals-10-day-suspension.aspx


Related article:

“School suspends 10th-grader for having bright yellow squirt gun”
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/17/school-suspends-10th-grader-for-having-bright-yellow-squirt-gun/?advD=1248,142791

[npaull]

It really is out of control.

I have no problem with a school having a zero-tolerance gun policy. To me, that means you cannot bring guns to school. Fine.

But what is beyond belief is when they treat NOT GUNS (paper, toys, etc) as though they WERE guns. It's just totally nonsensical.

Guns ARE dangerous, and kids should be taught a healthy and safe respect for that, at least.

But NOT guns are NOT guns. How this gets lost on anyone is truly baffling.

[timberfaller]

"How this gets lost on anyone is truly baffling."

Its very simple, just did it this week,  Do a internet search on "The Goal of Marxism" Read it 

[huntrights]

Hello out there.  Is anybody listening?  When will our state and national legislatures put a stop to this anti-gun, agenda-driven, child-damaging/indoctrinating insanity?

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Milford, Mass. – November 2014

“School Suspends Fifth-Grader Armed with Finger, Childlike Imagination”
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2014/11/school-suspends-fifth-grader-armed-with-finger-childlike-imagination.aspx


Related article:

“Milford School Committee responds to suspension of 5th-grader”
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20141120/NEWS/141129132

[csaaphill]

"How this gets lost on anyone is truly baffling."

Its very simple, just did it this week,  Do a internet search on "The Goal of Marxism" Read it 

DUH
People jsut don't know how far it is and already docternated here.
Or they do and go along with it because of some promise of a better tomorrow
wolf in sheeps clothing.

[huntrights]

Added to list examples on page 2:

Warner Robins, Georgia - August 2014

Child suspended for bringing NERF gun to school
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/2014/08/06/nerf-gun-child-suspended-georgia/13702993/

[csaaphill]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/school-zero-tolerance-policies_n_4538420.html

Zero-tolerance policies in schools may have zero point.

That's the conclusion of a recent report from the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit center that studies justice policy. The report, titled, “A Generation Later: What We’ve Learned about Zero Tolerance in Schools,” looks at existing research to determine whether the get-tough policies for minor offenses are an effective way to keep schools safe.

The report finds that zero-tolerance policies, which the organization defines as “discipline policies that mandate suspension or expulsion of students for misconduct,” do not accomplish the intended goal of making schools safer, and may make schools more unsafe. The report recommends that schools begin moving away from these policies, which took root during the war on drugs in the 1990s and were broadened after school mass murders, including Columbine High School.




 
“The research findings and other data on zero tolerance suggest that these policies -– which have been in force for 25 years -– have no real benefit and significant adverse effects,” reads the report. “There’s growing consensus that the most effective schools reinforce positive behavior and respond to behavioral problems on a case-by-case basis.”

The idea behind zero-tolerance policies is to remove disruptive students from classrooms in order to make schools safer, but research shows no correlation between expulsions and safety, the report says. While zero-tolerance policies originally were intended to protect against extreme situations, like when students bring weapons to school, the policies in practice often punish students for significantly lesser offenses.

One area where zero-tolerance policies do succeed is in disproportionately affecting minority students, according to the report. The author of a previous study on zero tolerance told Education Week in 2011 that this may be due to “unconscious bias.”

“Why else would we see, for the same first-time offense, blacks receiving harsh punishments far more often than whites?” that study's author, Daniel Losen, asked.

The latest report concludes that many school districts are shifting away from zero tolerance. Earlier this school year, Broward County School District in Florida gained national attention after dropping zero-tolerance policies, even for lawbreaking students. Instead, administrators will keep troubled students in school and offer them counseling.

“Everybody recognizes right now that if we want to really find ways to close the achievement gap, we are really going to need to look at the huge number of kids being removed from school campuses who are not receiving any classroom time,” Michael Thompson, the director of the Council of State Governments Justice Center, told The New York Times, referring to Broward’s new approach.


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[huntrights]

Added to examples on page 2:

Colorado Springs, Colorado – March 2015

“6-Year-Old Suspended For Pointing Fingers In The Shape Of A Gun”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/6-year-old-fingers-shape-of-gun-suspended_n_6813864.html



Here's another 2013 article that is a reminder of how “Zero Tolerance” policies are out of control:

"6 School Suspensions Over Obviously Fake Guns"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/6-school-suspensions_n_4136563.html