The Blaine County School Board gets it right.
School district OKs policy revisions
It’s great to be able to report when ZT takes a step backward. It is a reaffirmation that people who are working against these policies are having successes. In this case the Blaine County School Board has removed the Zero Tolerance for Weapons rule from their school policy and replaced it with the following:
Students are forbidden to knowingly and/or voluntarily possess, handle, transmit or use a firearm, dirk knife, bowie knife, dagger, metal knuckles or other deadly or dangerous weapon while on school property, in any school vehicle or at any school sponsored activity.
Note the key terms of “knowingly” and “voluntarily” and most especially “deadly or dangerous weapon”. The policy recommends (not mandates) a one year expulsion for violators. This is one school policy I could get behind.
Kudos to Blaine County!
Here is the contact information for the Blaine County School Board, in case you would like to show your support of their actions. Postal contact information is also available at the linked url.
Mr. Howard Royal (Chairperson)
208-823-4473
(no email listed)
Mrs. Kathy Pruett (Vice-Chairperson)
208-788-9582
dpklpruett@aol.com
Kim Nilsen (Trustee)
208-788-9159
kimnilsen1@netzero.com
Mrs. Julie Dahlgren (Trustee)
208-726-2505
juliesd@cox-internet.com
Mrs. Alex Sundali (Trustee)
208-726-7102
asundali@cox-internet.com
Yay!
I want to go back to high school there in my next life.
You should find and post the e-mail address for the school board president so we can all send them letters, Jim!
Excellent idea, Garret. The post has been updated to include contact information.
More half-assed idiocy from Texas. I don’t know what the problem is down there — the water, people crazy from the heat?
http://www.dfw.com./mld/startelegram/news/local/8711841.htm.
Kid got caught with an 8-INCH BAT IN HIS CAR. IT’S CONSIDERED A WEAPON!