Principal accused of assaulting child over hair

Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and out-of-control school bureaucrats.

An 11-year-old girl in Fresno, California, says her elementary school principal assaulted her because her hair was "inappropriate." (Sounds like the school has adopted confinement program jargon: In some branches of ProgramSpeak, nothing is ever "good" or "bad"; it's always "appropriate" or "inappropriate.") According to the student, the principal violently pulled her hair as she was returning from recess.

Police say a teacher witnessed the incident, corroborating the student's account. Cops cited the principal for battery - but because it's only a misdemeanor, they did not arrest her.

What's that again? The made-up "trespassing" charge I suffered at NKU wasn't even a misdemeanor (it was only a violation), yet I was arrested for that (even though Kentucky law says you can't be arrested for a mere violation). Maybe this is more proof that a different set of laws applies to us than it does to school bureaucrats.

That's long been known to be true. When a school superintendent in the Northeast admitted that he mercilessly beat his own son, he got off completely. If he was charged under the laws that govern parents instead of those that govern schools, he probably would have had to do time - and deservedly so. After this incident, a school system in another state hired him for another position.

Incidentally, the mandatory Bushbot cadre praising the California principal's alleged actions has already freeped other sites' comment sections.

(Source: http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6409812)