... of knives. Despite Shanon's honest mistake, and the confirmation from her mother that the lunch boxes were accidentally switched, the school expelled Shanon citing the state's zero-tolerance policy regarding weapons in school. Though Shanon had no intention of using the paring knife as a weapon and informed her teacher immediately of the mistake, the policy did not allow for school administrators ... have fallen victim to the misuse of zero tolerance policies and the disproportionate enforcement of harsh penalties. In Palm Beach, Florida school police charged a student with "throwing a ...

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