I looked at a few different websites:
"But possession of a razor blade — even for mere seconds, even if there was a very good reason — violates the school district’s zero tolerance weapons policy. Harris was suspended for 10 days. Administrators recommended her for expulsion."
“I was just trying to help,” she said. “I didn’t like flash it or wave it at anyone. I took it and threw it away.”
Still, even knowing the punishment she faces, Harris told reporters she would have done it the same way all over again.
“Even if I did get in trouble, it didn’t matter as long as I am helping him,” she said.
Something like this happened at a school in my district (not my school, but still same district). Someone found out that someone else had brought a knife and intended to stab another person. They took the knife away and alerted a teacher. They were then suspended for "possessing a weapon on school grounds." Zero Tolerance is great and all, but it shouldn't also mean Zero Common Sense!
This makes me so frustrated with the world! Why are they punishing her for doing what's right? We are taught in school to do something when we see a situation that's wrong, yet when something is done they hand out punishment. What does that tell us about society? I understand that the school feels the need to show that there are no exceptions to the rule, but there will always be exceptions! Sometimes you have to break the rules to do what's right. By punishing her, they are telling their students that's it's better to do nothing in the face of such a situation. (Sorry for the rant)
This is the problem with being politically correct. But, if they hadn't punished her someone else could bring a razor to school and if they attempted to get them in trouble they could sue the school for unfair treatment. Its a backwards world we live in today.
"But possession of a razor blade — even for mere seconds, even if there was a very good reason — violates the school district’s zero tolerance weapons policy. Harris was suspended for 10 days. Administrators recommended her for expulsion."
“I was just trying to help,” she said. “I didn’t like flash it or wave it at anyone. I took it and threw it away.”
Still, even knowing the punishment she faces, Harris told reporters she would have done it the same way all over again.
“Even if I did get in trouble, it didn’t matter as long as I am helping him,” she said.
What the fuck. Seriously. Fire whoever made that decision