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Gilda · 02-27-2006, 01:35 PM

Seems entirely reasonable to me. Schools have an obligation to protect their students against mischief-related injuries, and themselves from litigation happy parents who sue over things like a child being asked to share the valedictorian title.

This is a legitimate case of concern for student welfare and disruption of the learning process.

The defense was laghable. "There's no rule against bringing snow to school." I doubt theres a rule against bringing rabid grizzley bears to school, either, but a little common sense applied might lead you to that conclusion. Of course that's an extreme example. I do it to make the point that not having a behavior spelled out as specifically prohibited does not mean that it's ok to do it. I call this the "Do Not Eat the Daisies" rule, after Erma Bombecks essay of the same name. She had a very precocious child who would rules lawyer at the age of three or four and do things like, well, eat the daisies decorating the kitchen table if not specifically forbidden to do so.

I also see no connection whatsoever to gun control.

Gilda

02-27-2006, 01:35 PM	#30 (permalink)
Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	Seems entirely reasonable to me. Schools have an obligation to protect their students against mischief-related injuries, and themselves from litigation happy parents who sue over things like a child being asked to share the valedictorian title. This is a legitimate case of concern for student welfare and disruption of the learning process. The defense was laghable. "There's no rule against bringing snow to school." I doubt theres a rule against bringing rabid grizzley bears to school, either, but a little common sense applied might lead you to that conclusion. Of course that's an extreme example. I do it to make the point that not having a behavior spelled out as specifically prohibited does not mean that it's ok to do it. I call this the "Do Not Eat the Daisies" rule, after Erma Bombecks essay of the same name. She had a very precocious child who would rules lawyer at the age of three or four and do things like, well, eat the daisies decorating the kitchen table if not specifically forbidden to do so. I also see no connection whatsoever to gun control. Gilda __________________ I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that. ~Steven Colbert Last edited by Gilda; 02-27-2006 at 04:33 PM..