In Newark, Del. 6 year old Zachary Christie is facing 45 days in a reform school for bringing a camping utensil that is a fork/spoon/knife to his school.
He was excited about recently joining the cub scouts that he wanted to bring his new utensil to school. The school has a zero tolerance policy on knives, guns, or what may be considered a weapon. They don't have the ability to look at things like this on a case by case basis, so little Zach may be in the pen for a while because of this "crackdown" law.
The law at the school was introduced after a girl was suspended for a year for bringing a cake to school and a knife to cut it. The girls Grandmother had sent the cake and knife to school with her. The teacher even used the knife to cut the cake for the class, and then reported it!
To read the full story below from the NY Times:
www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/education/12discipline.html?_r=1&no_interstitial
Also: if you want to sign an online petition in favor of letting Zach go, then visit
www.helpzachary.com
Reverend Rick
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