4th-grader suspended for using broken pencil sharpener

Another new school year! So the "zero tolerance" Nazis are at it again!

In Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, a 4th-grade student is in the trouble of his life for something that's standard in almost every set of school supplies: a small pencil sharpener.

His sharpener had become accidentally broken, causing the blade to fall off. When this occurred, the school deemed the sharpener to be a weapon and suspended the student - who had been described as well-behaved. The school also called the sheriff and has threatened further disciplinary action.

Come on, people. Where are the lawsuits?

Every time there's a "zero tolerance" suspension like this, there ought to be an expert legal team to swoop in and sue the school for everything it's worth. Judging by cases like this, however, the school probably ain't worth much. So we must do more.

Look at how schools pester students and their families. I know from experience that if a child gets labeled, the school system will hound the child to the ends of the earth. Americans need to start doing the same to schools.

(Source: http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/607283.html)