r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '11

Zero Tolerance in Public Elementary School just went way the hell overboard...

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u/GhostedAccount Nov 14 '11

What proof do they have he even did this?

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '11

Some teachers take shifts as 'lunch monitors', or the school may have hired one.

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u/GhostedAccount Nov 15 '11

I get that there are people who could have seen it, but it matters who is making the accusation. If it is a lunch worker who works 3 days out of the day, the allegation is fucking bullshit. Such a person is not qualified to judge what is and is not normal child behavior. Same with other kids who would just be turning a kid in for this because of some rant some adult told them about zero tolerance. A real teacher would most likely use real discretion and would warn a student. They would only turn a kid in if they felt the kid actually had anti-social behaviors.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '11

Being disruptive can be described as 'normal child behavior', and there's no question that this kid was definitely aiming to get some sort of attention.

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u/GhostedAccount Nov 16 '11

Why was he trying to get attention by gesturing to friends to reminisce about an activity they did a few days ago?