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in reply to mastermind

"Zero tolerance" policy on fighting. Any "active" participation resulted in automatic suspension. That part sounds fine, but active participation included things like holding up your hands in self defense or trying to push the person sitting on your chest while punching you in the face off of you.
in reply to Sluggles

I really don't understand why schools have this rule (at least in many places in the US). Are they trying to teach you to not practice self defense and just let it happen? Doesn't sound like a great thing to teach.
in reply to Salix

Looking at it from the other side, it's actually rare that an innocent kid is beat up without context.

Usually there's 2 kids that have a beef and have been egging each other on for days. Eventually one kid says something and the other kid snaps and makes the first move but the second kid was just as guilty.

If you only look at "who started it" the second kid gets off scot free, while the first kid gets punished. Not really fair.

"Zero tolerance " attempts to fix this by recognizing that both kids likely played a part.

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in reply to gordon

I was randomly assaulted for no reason all the time when I was in school just because I was short and quiet. I wasn't instigating shit. I kept to myself as much as possible. Fuck you and your terrible opinion.
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in reply to Salix

They're actually teaching them to make full use of their rights and show up with a gun next time.

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