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Instead of going off tangent with the school lunch thread. I want to comment on the bullshit zero tolerance policies that are in effect at many schools to keep kids safe, because they don't work and are overkill.
In Jr High, one of my classmates was getting her ass beat by a much bigger girl, she was knocked to the ground and she raised her arms and fists to block the punches going to her face, never tried to punch back. She was arrested and taken to the juvenile detention center because she was "fighting", as you can't even raise your fists while cowering in a ball to protect your face.
I forget if it was the Dean or asst principle that said she should have went and got a teacher instead of fighting.... except for the fact that anyone who has seen a fight at a school knows other students swarm around and there is not an easy way out until someone comes to break it up.
When asked about if someone is attacking with a knife, we were told to get a teacher, not to defend ourselves even if it meant we got stabbed. When the active shooter question was given the same line of go get a teacher was given. (Actually we were also told not to flee the school for safety)
I think zero tolerance really needs to be reevaluated to the point you should at least be allowed to block punches, maybe not actively return punches. But many of these polices breed mindless sheep who become accustomed to being walked all over.
In Jr High, one of my classmates was getting her ass beat by a much bigger girl, she was knocked to the ground and she raised her arms and fists to block the punches going to her face, never tried to punch back. She was arrested and taken to the juvenile detention center because she was "fighting", as you can't even raise your fists while cowering in a ball to protect your face.
I forget if it was the Dean or asst principle that said she should have went and got a teacher instead of fighting.... except for the fact that anyone who has seen a fight at a school knows other students swarm around and there is not an easy way out until someone comes to break it up.
When asked about if someone is attacking with a knife, we were told to get a teacher, not to defend ourselves even if it meant we got stabbed. When the active shooter question was given the same line of go get a teacher was given. (Actually we were also told not to flee the school for safety)
I think zero tolerance really needs to be reevaluated to the point you should at least be allowed to block punches, maybe not actively return punches. But many of these polices breed mindless sheep who become accustomed to being walked all over.
) who had been picking on me for weeks. We got a talking to from the vice principal but that was it.
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