[O/T] Crazy Story I found when I Googled 'The One Ring'

[Rich H]

Also bear in mind that the legal setting in America exposes principals to a lot of risk if they don't come down hard on anything that resembles a threat. Maybe the principal could have handled it better, but I bet she's also worried about keeping her job.

This does little to justify the previous two frivolous suspensions. If it were the one thing in isolation, sure there could be a justification (like the bullying example above), but with three in a row for silly reasons?

I think the evidence points at the principal being an idiot. Or having a rather unhealthy vendetta against this particular student.

That's what I thought when I read it; sounds like a really crazy reaction and the kid is hardly the trouble causer that would seem to warrant being suspended 3 times. They're all so innocuous.

[thegiffman]

Yeah, as presented in the article, the school's actions are obviously inexcusable. Fear is no justification - there are real things to be afraid of and worry about in school. It is a principal's part to judge them, in the golden wood, or in his own house.