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Several years back, when my son was in middle school, he received a 3 day suspension for fighting. I spoke with the assistant principal, with my son present, and he acknowledged that the other boy was a known bully. I asked why was my son suspended if the offender was a known bully. He said that they had a "zero-tolerance" rule for fighting. I calmly explained that my son doesn't start fight, but that he finishes fights. He wouldn't look me in the eye after that and apologized and said there was nothing that he could do about it.
Since when did "zero-tolerance" (of evil) become "zero-tolerance" (of responsibility)?
p.s. here it is almost 12 years later and it still pisses me off.
God help our Republic.
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