Common sense is creeping into the Georgia State legislature, where a sweeping zero-tolerance-for-weapons-in-schools bill has resulted in discplinary action being taken against students who bring such potentially dangerous items as a Tweety Bird keychain fob to school. Now, Georgia lawmakers are trying to modify "zero tolerance" to include "common sense."
Marable also brought up the case of a Georgia Eagle Scout who returned to school from a weekend expedition with a broken ax in his car. The ax was discovered during a random search of the car, and the boy was punished, Marable said.
"He had no history of an intent to do harm and yet he had been treated as if he had brought a gun onto campus," he said. "We've had many cases along that line."
