New Jersey Court Provides Some Common Sense
Jessica Beym reports via the Bridgeton News that a student at Williamstown High School suspended for drawing a stick figure shooting another stick figure has been reinstated by the court and school has been ordered to expunge his disciplinary record of any mention of the incident.
“I can open the front page of the New York Times and see pictures far more violent than the one at issue,” [Judge Joseph E.] Irenas said.
Of course he did. The day this kid drew his stick figures was the same day as the Virginia Tech massacre. That it took a U.S. District Court judge to tell the school district that they were being ridiculous is just another huge waste of taxpayer money. As is the reimbursement for six hours of tutoring that will be used to replace the student’s three missed days. The boy deserves the tutoring, it’s just a shame it’s not coming out of administrators’ own pockets.
Kudos to Judge Irenas for a wise decision.