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Originally Posted by blueash
The problem is the zero tolerance rule. It is not new that such policies have led to unintended results. If the rule is you must not be where alcohol is served, period, she was there. The rule does not say, unless you are a designated driver or picking up a friend. Same zero tolerance rules that result in suspensions and mandatory drug testing and drug school for kids caught with a couple of Motrins for their periods. Schools don't differentiate Motrin from heroin. Apparently if you make the policy less rigorous then there are concerns about selective enforcement. In the big picture of life no longer being the captain of the volleyball team is not going to hurt her at all. In fact she has a great college entrance essay that is writing itself as we debate her situation.
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So let me get this straight. If this girl had been at her friend's house and her friend's parents had company over for cards and were serving alcoholic drinks, both girls could be punished under this rule because they were in a "zero tolerance" zone?
You're right....in the big picture of life no longer being the captain of the volleyball team is not a big deal. However, lack of principles is, and to me, that is what the school policy enforcers have. They just need to admit that they went overboard and look at that "big picture"; then, get busy a rewrite the ridiculous policy.
"Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk"