How could the teacher be afraid for her life? I mean woman vs. 13yr girl, I've got ten to one on the full grown woman ;D

If I just stick out my finger, with no thumb extended, does that become a knife?

Seems to me the teachers should be more afraid of the 30 or more sharp sticks in the kids hands. Ive had to deal with this "zero tolerance" garbage with my stepson. While he was indeed a ****** bag in high school, he didn't do anything to deserve his punishment, zero tolerance or not. He had a multi-screwdriver/pliers in his bag that he used for his stupid skateboard, no knife blade on this one, and was suspended for ten days. Its all crap. There was no policy against tools at the school, some idiot dean decided it constituted a weapon.

Seems to me the teachers should be more afraid of the 30 or more sharp sticks in the kids hands. Ive had to deal with this "zero tolerance" garbage with my stepson. While he was indeed a ****** bag in high school, he didn't do anything to deserve his punishment, zero tolerance or not. He had a multi-screwdriver/pliers in his bag that he used for his stupid skateboard, no knife blade on this one, and was suspended for ten days. Its all crap. There was no policy against tools at the school, some idiot dean decided it constituted a weapon.

yet they gave these out for class:

Imagine what would have happened if that 13yr had possessed that dangerous weapon above. :oThe teacher would have fled the scene in horror

It will go to court and a judge somewhere will actually define the boundaries, thus injecting "common sense" into the ridiculous decision made by the school.

You let us know how that works out for ya, ok?  ;D

It will go to court and a judge somewhere will actually define the boundaries, thus injecting "common sense" into the ridiculous decision made by the school.

Never happen with the judges in this area.