Student Expelled for Advil

It’s not quite the home-town scene, but the Bossier City School Board (the other river city — the one with the most casinos) expelled a Parkway High student. A teacher had chased her into the bathroom smelling cigarette smoke, but all a search revealed was some Advil. Implementing their no-common-sense rule…no, I read that wrong…no-tolerance rule they decided her offense justified delaying her education a year. I completely agree with this no-sense approach to handling teenagers. If they mis-behave (or even if you just suspect they do and all you can catch them on is a technicality) you should make sure they have plenty of idle time to consider their crime and feel remorse. I am sure when Amanda Stiles returns to public school next year she will be more motivated to better achieve.