"Zero Tolerance" seemed at times to have zero logic this year when schools came down hard on some relatively harmless infractions.
Kid's Haircut Out of Bounds?
Dustin Reader is nuts about football -- the Cincinnati Bengals, in particular. In order to show his devotion to his favorite team, the Ohio teen had the Bengals' team insignia -- the letter "B" -- shaved into his hair. His school, however, gave him an "F" and suspended him.
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Evolution T-Shirt Doesn't Survive School Ban
Officials at a high school in Missouri have banned students from wearing a T-shirt designed for the school marching band. The shirt, which shows the iconic representation of the evolution of man, got some Smith-Cotton High School parents in a tizzy.
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Preschooler Busted for Long Hair
In December 2009, Taylor Pugh was suspended from pre-kindergarten because of his long hair. Pugh, 4 years old, served his suspension in the school's library.
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Fast Food, Fast Suspension
Two students at Reidsville Middle School were suspended after their parents brought them fast food for lunch. School officials say they violated a policy that prohibits outside food.
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Boy Scout Suspended for Bringing Knife-Fork-Spoon Utensil to School
Six-year-old Zachary Christie was so excited to become a Cub Scout that he brought his camping utensil to school. The tool serves as a spoon, a fork, and a knife, and Zachary wanted to use it at lunch. What Zachary didn't know was that the gizmo violated his school's zero-tolerance policy on weapons. The school suspended Christie for 45 days, but eventually reversed their decision.
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School Buses Stink?
An eighth-grader was suspended from riding the school bus for three days after being accused of passing gas. The bus driver wrote on a misbehavior form that a 15-year-old teen passing gas on the bus Monday to make the other children laugh created a stench so bad that it was difficult to breathe. The bus driver handed the teen the suspension form the next day.
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Girl Banned from Wearing Tux to Prom
A 17-year-old Boone County, Indiana, girl sued the Lebanon School District after her high school principal told her she could not wear a tuxedo to her prom and would have to wear a dress instead.
Officials eventually reversed their original decision.
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Throw Food, Go to Jail
Food fights are messy, sticky, gooey affairs ... but dangerous? A Chicago school rounded up students ages 11 to 15 for participating in the cafeteria chaos, had them arrested, and charged them with misdemeanors for reckless conduct.
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