Here’s the latest incarnation of America’s insane zero-tolerance policy for weapons in school:
A six-year-old Cub Scout was suspended and threatened with 45 days in reform school for carrying a standard outdoor multipurpose tool on campus.
The Newark, Del. first-grader planned to use the mess utensil—incorporating a fork, knife and spoon—to eat his lunch.
Since reinstated after a public outcry, Zachary Christie said “the rules are…wrong, not me.”
Hey look: How is one supposed to cut those rock-hard pizza slices and other crusty entrees served in school cafeterias?
Tell a Cub to DYB (do your best) and look what it gets him:
A kick in the low-riders and maybe a month and a half in the slammer.
And no opportunity to use that neat gizmo away from a campfire. (18 OCTOBER 2009)
