The Most Tryannical Institution is Public Schools

7th grader suspended:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/24/7th-grader-suspended-for-playing-with-airsoft-gun-in-own-yard/

High Schooler suspended:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/18/16-year-old-hunter-forgets-knife-in-pocket-at-school-football-game-and-quickly-turns-it-in-but-what-happened-next-has-his-parents-furious/

So in the past week two public schools have suspended children for weapons violations.

The first to be suspended was a teenager who was being responsible and turning in his knife that he forgot was in his pocket.  Despite him being responsible he still got a ten-day suspension. I hope that him and his attorney win the case against the school because he was being responsible by turning in his knife.  He should have been allowed to watch the game and get his knife returned to him at the end of the game.  Yes, I understand the school has absolutely a no weapons policy.  

However, I guess public schools are trying to teach children that even if you are responsible you will still be punished.  There is no such thing as praising those that do right anymore.

The second situation is two seventh graders were suspended for playing with an air-soft gun on private property.  Granted they were waiting for the bus, but they decided to play on one of their front-yards with the guns while waiting for the bus.  The school said they were waiting for the bus and they become the property of the school when they begin to wait for the bus.  However, that is not true because they were waiting for the school bus on private property.  They have the right to play with the air-soft guns.  

All in all, these schools have gained way too much power. They already try to control the minds of the children and attempt to disable the parents from being the actual authority.  I think that we need to give them less power.  They have no right to suspend a student for trying to do the right thing and they have no right to suspend students for playing on private property with air-soft guns.