Pubdate: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 Source: Times, The (LA) Copyright: 2003 The Times Contact: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1019 Author: Mike Granger ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY IS OBVIOUSLY OUT OF CONTROL Chalk up another victory for the zero-tolerance idiots. Amanda Stiles committed the terrible crime of taking some Advil to school, and now must pay for that mistake by having her life put in upheaval, getting booted from school. This is sheer and utter lunacy. The good citizens of Shreveport-Bossier City, and of the state, need to let their legislators know that this nonsense must come to an end and that situations like this need to be judged on the facts of the case, and not under a nonsensical standard of zero tolerance. Mike Granger Longmont, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom