If the adults over-react, what hope is there for the students?

May 29, 2010 by  
Filed under Advocacy, Commentary

In yet what appears to be another case of zero tolerance over-reaction or flat out abuse of anti-terrorism statutes, the Ridgeview Charter Middle School  in Atlanta not only suspended an autistic 14-year old with an IQ of 75 for a stick figure drawing of him pointing a gun at his teacher, but he has been charged by the police with a “terrorist threat,” which is a felony.

In case you missed the limited news coverage a few weeks ago, here’s a report on the Shane Finn case so that you can get some of the background:

Adam Baldwin provides some details on the relevant laws.

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