Yet another "zero tolerance" outrage

Gosh, we're still getting these stories halfway through June?!

In Oregon City, Oregon, a 4th grade student was suspended from school for the last day of the school year (which was last Friday) for passing around lip cream to 2 classmates. The other 2 students were also suspended.

Really? You know, if what she did was really that horrible, why didn't the school stop the situation before it started?

And this is 4th grade we're talking about. Even in my area, nobody would have been suspended back when I was in 4th grade for such a thing, so what's the rush to suspend now?

The superintendent in Oregon City sniffed, "I just can't believe that parents would want their students or other students sharing medications, whether they're prescription or over the counter, with other students." What parents wanted this, genius?

Or is this just another effort to tar opponents of "zero tolerance" fascism?

It's bad enough they didn't get out of school until June 13.

(Source: http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/oregon/stories/NW_061308ORN_student_suspended_for_lip_cream_TP.2d3c0c4b.html)