Zero-Tolerance School Policies – How Would You Apply Them? [Poll]

Zero-tolerance school policies draw a lot of attention, especially when school officials are forced to make a decision between following the "zero-tolerance" policy and simply applying common sense.

We've gathered some examples of controversial zero-tolerance policy decisions and want to know what you would have done.

There is no shortage of controversial zero-tolerance policy decisions.  Take a look at the examples below and vote.

7-year-old suspended for biting Pop Tart into shape of a gun.

6-year-old suspended for making gun gesture with fingers.

9-year-old has "inappropriate" green Army men removed from top of birthday cupcakes.

13-year-old suspended from bringing butter knife to school.

There will never be a perfect system, but we can do better than "zero-tolerance" policies when working with kids.

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