Reply #49: i think it's absurd [View All]

[paulsby]

that most (if not all) schools now have a "zero tolerance' policy that punishes kids (administratively) even if one of the kids was clearly acting in self-defense.

is it a concern? sure. is it a big deal? no

worst case scenario, the kid gets arrested (iow it is dealt with criminally, not just administratively). then, he gets metric assloads of witnesses to contact the prosecutors office and inform them that the alleged victim is a bully, has bullied THEIR kids as well, and is clearly not the victim. and the school probably even has tons of records that the bully is in fact a bully.

no prosecutor is going to go gangbusters to prosecute some 14 yr old for defending himself against a schoolyard bully IF it ever even got to the point where an arrest was made (i certainly wouldn't make arrest for some schoolyard scuffle)

you are going to have the witnesses in your favor that the kid is a bully, etc.