More zero-tolerance inanity: an 11 y.o. girl in suburban Atlanta received a 10-day school suspension because the 10″ chain on her Tweety bird wallet is construed as a potential weapon. ‘A spokesman for (the school
district) said: “These items have been used in the past
as weapons. A chain like the one in question can have
any number of devices attached to it and it becomes a
very dangerous weapon.” ‘
