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Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School
tanman writes "A student at the Houston-area Clements High School was arrested, sent to an "Alternative Education Center" and banned from graduation after school officials found he created a video game map of his school. School district police arrested the teen and searched his home where they confiscated a hammer as a 'potential weapon'. ' "They decided he was a terroristic threat," said one source close to the district's investigation.' With an upcoming May 12 school board election, this issue has quickly become political, with school board members involved in the appeal accusing each other of pandering to the Chinese community in an attempt to gain votes."
Political Correctness evolves into PC Nazism
IF you can't be famous be infamous. But for GODS sake be something
"the teachers there where some of the best ever, and good god was it ever easy. I should have stayed - id have graduated"
Well I don't know about the others but the English teacher certainly wasn't one of the best ever.
Seriously, though I agree, this whole zero tolerance policy is the problem. It doesn't give kids any opportunity to make mistakes and learn from them. We're creating the problem we're trying to stop.
"Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional."