Does your school have a zero tolerance policy? Is it reasonable or over the top?

if you don't know what it means, it's basically where school officials show no leeway on matters such as drugs. When I mean, no leeway, I mean no leeway.

It's good, for example, when a student found in procession of drugs is properly punished and/or suspened or expelled. If a 10 year old can be charged as an adult in an accidental murder case, why can't a high school student be charged and punished as an adult in a drug procession case?

however, most schools are taking it way out of hand. it's beginning to lose all reason and logic when it comes to punishing students. for example, there are numerous cases where students were expelled or suspended for taking medicine. One girl was even suspended for some odd number of weeks for giving her friend a cough drop.

schools that don't use zero tolerance often don't get federal funding because they don't use zero tolerance.

I thought that the premise of the idea was a good one, but many schools blow it way out of proportion.

I can see having zero tolerence if they find crack in your locker, but like one time I was standing talking to my friends and I had my foot out like next to me. Some dumbass doesn't see my foot and trips over it. He has to go to the hospital because he broke his arm on the concrete. Guess who got suspended for a week? I did

they say theyre zero tolerance, but lots of kids come back and only get suspended if anything for drugs

yup, we have the zero tolerance thing, but our teachers dont go over the top with it.