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Well you're free to reveal what other types of lawsuits you're predicting.....We can't read your mind.
As for the rest of your post......no shit  |
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Education experts say that zero-tolerance policies initially allowed authorities more leeway in punishing students, but were applied in a discriminatory fashion. Many studies indicate that African-Americans were several times more likely to be suspended or expelled than other students for the same offenses.
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Civil rights lawsuits, equal protection lawsuits, discrimination lawsuits, etc. Most school districts do not want those. You avoid them by removing any discretionary thought from rules. If a school district has created those rules to apply equally to everyone and can show that they have done so they can prevent most of those suits from gaining any momentum.
The lesson is the typical school district would much rather have the accusation or appearance of stupidity over the accusation or appearance of racism.