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Zero Tolerance for Children’s Lives

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dirk TillotsonPosted in School TalkTagged zero toleranceLeave a comment

What do you do when a student has a knife at school? It’s the gym period and the supplies are in a locked box, they key is nowhere to be found, kids are restless and anxious. Johnny, in an effort to help, steps forward, pulls out a switchblade and pops the lock.  Technically that’s a…

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