[marden]

Dec 18, 2006 7:07 am US/Central

Kindergartner Accused Of Knife Threat In Joliet
Plainfield School Board To Meet On Case

(AP) PLAINFIELD, Ill. The Plainfield School Board will be meeting Monday night to discuss the case of a kindergarten student accused of threatening another student with a penknife at Charles Reed Elementary School in Joliet.

The boy hasn't been in school since the incident occurred nearly two weeks ago. According to state law, he could be expelled for as long as two years, but the board could opt to send him to an alternative school.

Principal Joan Woolwine says that on Dec. 5, the boy brought a small penknife to school, opened the knife and used threatening language to another student while holding the open knife. A third student received a very minor cut from touching the knife blade.

RULE 8 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

This is a rare new species of news item.

Ridiculous on the face of it. But when you look at it you realize the kid DESERVES discipline. And the school did not over react.

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/lo...352080949.html

[Millennium]

Yeah, I've got to say I can't fault the school on this one. Schools have this annoying tendency to overreact to some things, especially when kids are involved, but threatening someone with a weapon is no joke.

[marden]

Originally Posted by Millennium 

Yeah, I've got to say I can't fault the school on this one. Schools have this annoying tendency to overreact to some things, especially when kids are involved, but threatening someone with a weapon is no joke.

[kmkkid]

If teachers had guns this wouldn't have happened.

[marden]

Originally Posted by kmkkid 

If teachers had guns this wouldn't have happened.

(marden is thinking 'what manner of prophylaxis might have prevented this above post?')

If they had a paddle you must mean.

[kmkkid]

Indeed.