Zero tolerance has gone too far.

[greenwitch]

<p>Justice moves slowly, but sometimes it moves in the right direction:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/discipline-case-of-md-lacrosse-players-moves-to-federal-court/2014/01/20/76f055a6-747a-11e3-8b3f-b1666705ca3b_story.html”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/discipline-case-of-md-lacrosse-players-moves-to-federal-court/2014/01/20/76f055a6-747a-11e3-8b3f-b1666705ca3b_story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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The state’s decision was a rare reversal of student punishment and appeared to be in opposition to the zero-tolerance policies that have taken hold in schools across the country.

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<p>Not satisfied with that reversal, the parents and students are now pursuing a federal civil rights lawsuit. Good for them! As one of the commenters notes, the knife was probably less dangerous than the lacrosse stick itself.</p>