Cracking Down On Kids
October, 1999
zero tolerance makes zero senseTyler Hagen did the right thing. When a friend asked the 13-year-old to dispose of a dime bag of marijuana, Tyler took the pot to his parents. They contacted sheriff's deputies, who retrieved the grass. That's great parenting--the Hagens had built enough trust with their teenage son that he went to them first.School officials saw it differently. When they discovered that Tyler's hands touched reefer while his feet were in contact with school property, they suspende...
