Our Educators = Mindless?

Once again education in the USA has come to the forefront in an embarrassing way, this time relative to the zero tolerance policy that most schools have in effect regarding student possessing weapons. While I can understand, but not agree with all reasons, why educators may not want weapons in a school, I am totally befuddled by the actions of Bayside Middle School. It was there that 6th grader Adrionna Harris reportedly took a razor like blade away from another student who had been cutting himself with it. She then threw it away and notified school staff (source).  In the world as it used to be she would have been hailed as a hero for quite possibly having saved a life but in today's world, that more resembling Bizarro World than anything else, she was suspended with a recommendation of expulsion.

Take this a step further, imagine a crazed shooter entering the school with a dreaded full auto BB gun and advancing on students and faculty alike with evil intent. If another student wrested away the gun and saved students and staff from being shot in their eyes - would she too face suspension and termination. Its absolutely crazy to not only think it could happen but to know it is exactly what is happening. Our educators have drunk from the same source as one another and it's definitely not Kool-Aid they are drinking unless it has been laced with something that has turned them into mindless automatons. And to think, they are educating our children - that is scary.

All the best,
Glenn B