In another example of Zero Tolerance being proved to be stupid, a young man in Indiana is in danger of getting expelled.  Why?  Because he was honest!

The facts are not in debate.  Elliot Voge discovered shortly before arriving at school that he had forgotten a swiss army knife in his jacket pocket.  He went directly to the office and turned it in.  The office is just inside the doors.  He told them of his error.  He did not try to hide it, or plant it on anyone else.  In effect, he was honest.

For his honesty, he has been suspended for 10 days and faces an expulsion hearing today (April 10).  All because he was honest!

The message we are sending this young man and others around him is that honest does not pay.  Instead you should lie cheat and steal, just dont get caught.

Why is it that educators seem to lack the common sense that god gave even dumb animals?  This 'supposed' educator, Jimmy Meadows, makes you wonder how he could have been given such an important role.  When the students are smarter and more honest than the educators and their administrators, it is no wonder that education is in such a sorry state.

The Boy should be commended, and Meadows fired.  For gross stupidity, and incompetance.