[Suzi]

I am stunned by this whole thing. First, how can a school dictate what goes on off campus to any student. That was the job of law enforcement. When did it become the job of schools to be "police officers"? The same holds true for the youngster expelled for shooting a pellet gun in his OWN yard. The child being expelled for forming the sign of a gun from his fingers? Really? I heard a school somewhere is OUTLAWING the game "tag" because some children get injuries. What, like skinned elbows and knees?
If I had young kids, I'm afraid I might pull them out of school and homeschool them. I refuse to let the school do my job (and apparently the job of the police) to dictate the terms of my childs upbringing. I know, I know that some parents are defaulting on their responsibility to parent, however, this amount of power to the schools without apparent oversight is unfathomable.