Beaner...my question was to Cobrabill, in response (a mirror image, if you will) to his question (which I answered).
The stats are interesting...but they really aren't relevant (what do they show...that all kids should be armed?
). The rule at the school district in question is zero tolerence, with mandated penalties, and it was clearly broken. Period.
By looking into the kid's background and record in this case, you open the door to do so in each and every case. My hands-on experience (we represented both Clovis and Fresno, by the way)indicates that parents can (and did, on numerous occasions...hell, they continue to do it at Fresno Unified) hire attorneys to represent Little Johnny during the "mediation" between school authorities, the parents and the kid. You wouldn't believe how much of a school's budget is wasted on such crap, and I don't care if it was a great source of revenue for my former firm. Then, every so often, the ACLU jumps in to try to prove the school authorities are biased on race, religion or national origin (each type is represented by lawsuits filed within the past year).
Clovis...never been sued by the ACLU, and rarely challenged by parents on such stuff. Instead, parents sue Clovis because it won't grant them inter-district transfers so their kids can go to Clovis schools.
If you take discretion out of the equation, you cannot discriminate. We are talking about kids attending school, trying to do the job that the stupid morons that bore them aren't doing. Following the rules is the most basic education a school can provide, at least until Obama installs out of work ACORN representatives to sit in on classes (likely wearing black shirts) to insure that anarchy is taught as an alternative lifestyle.