Readers — As you know, Free-Range Kids is about trust, community and common sense. All of which a Virginia middle school student displayed the other day when he held open the door for someone he knew. For this, he was given a day long suspension. The reason? The school had just installed a $10,000 + […]
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Outrage of the Day: Boy Suspended for Nerf Gun
February 4, 2011
Hi Readers — Onto more toothsome matters tomorrow. But in the meantime, for your tearing-your-hair-out pleasure, we bring you fithzedayk this story of Zero Tolerance. What I love about it is the genius reasoning on the part of the principal, Candice Reese: “It’s not too harsh of a punishment and we want to make sure […]
Outrage of the Week: Boy Suspended for Lighter He Found on Way to School
September 28, 2010
Hi Readers — Like the headline says: A Jersey boy, 11, Â found a lighter on his way to school. Brought it in, another kid noticed it, by 8:40 a.m. he was suspended for the day. Why? Because the lighter, “has the potential to compromise student safety in this building,” according to the superintendent quoted in […]
Outrage of the Day: 8 Year Old Suspended ANOTHER Year for Toy Gun
September 20, 2010
Hi Readers! Such stupidity cannot be condoned: An 8-year-old was suspended LAST year for bringing a toy gun to school (accidentally), and this year, the draconian punishment continues. The difference between TOY and WEAPON, between MISTAKE and PREMEDITATED, between KILLER and KID seems to be utterly lost on these “educators.” The afyeybarbz school board said […]
Outrage of the Weekend: Student Suspended for “Bloodshot Eyes” After His Dad Dies
September 12, 2010
Hi Folks — Read brbhzyerde it and weep, but not too hard or you may get suspended from school! Two days after a 16-year-old Texan’s dad died, he decided to return to school to feel a little normal again. Except when he arrived late and went to the office for a tardy pass, the admins […]
Outrage of the Week: Boy Almost Suspended for Lego Gun The Size of a Cheeto
February 4, 2010
Hi Readers — I am ashamed to say this yszdbebbhs incident happened in my own city, New York. (Well, Staten Island, anyway.) A Staten Island fourth-grader was reprimanded and almost suspended yesterday when the principal spotted him playing with a LEGO policeman and a two-inch-long toy gun during lunch, the Advance reports. Under the city’s no-tolerance […]
Mini Outrage of the Week: Kid Suspended for Bringing Peppermint Oil to School
January 7, 2010
Hi Readers! What in tarnation? A 10-year-old girl brings peppermint oil to school, gives a few drops to her friends to flavor their water, and the next thing you know, she receives a whole, big in-school suspension, according to this ayfshibktz article in The Boston Post (by way of Newsday). Now, danger-wise, peppermint oil is […]