A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve.
The seven-member Christina School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reduce the punishment for kindergartners and first-graders who take weapons to school or commit violent offenses to a suspension ranging from three to five days.
Zachary Christie, 6, had faced 45 days in an alternative school for troublemakers after he took the utensil — a combination folding knife, fork and spoon — to school to eat lunch last month. Now, he could return Wednesday.
This article indicates that more changes to the policy may be coming in the future. I sincerely hope that they follow through rather than let the issue slide once it's no longer on the front burner. The greater issue -- zero tolerance policies -- still remains at many schools across the country, and should be attacked wherever it is found as the ludicrous counter-productive punishment that it is.
There's my two cents.
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