Not only do I disgree with this Austin school's zero tolerance policy...
Our yarn -- pun intended -- began Wednesday when Mariel Polter, 12, an all-A student in seventh grade at Kealing Middle School, dragged out her purple plastic knitting needles in class to do some knitting. Mariel had just finished up her TAKS test early. So she figured she'd busy herself and kill some time creatively...Well, the teacher in Mariel's classroom wasn't laughing...about it, apparently. Because he got on the phone to Mom to tell her that her daughter had brought knitting needles to school. See, the knitting needles were considered potentially dangerous weapons under the school's zero-tolerance policy.
...I think knitting is a skill that should be taught in school and assessed on the TAKS. That way even if you don't learn to read Shakespeare, or balance your checkbook, you can still clothe yourself (and others) in nifty sweaters and shawls.
Posted by kswygert at April 25, 2005 04:42 PM