I dugg up an interesting little story while browsing the web this morning. Kieran King, a tenth grade honor student was suspended from school after making comments concerning his views on marijuana. The student stated that, though he had never smoked or even seen the drug, his independent research on the topic had led him to believe that it was no worse than either alcohol or tobacco, and should be legalized.
The principal of his school threatened him with police involvement, and accused him of selling at school. At which point Kieran volunteered to be drug tested and have his locker search, the administration declined. They continued, however, to threaten the teen with police action until he planned a walkout in protest.
The school performed a lock down, in which teachers blocked doorways to prevent other students from leaving. Kieran left anyway. He was joined by his brother, one other boy, and members of the local Marijuana Party, and was suspended from school. I personally can see why the administration would react this way, but I certainly don’t agree with it.
It disturbs me that we have grown so set in our ways that a young adult suggesting an alternate viewpoint is punished just for expressing himself verbally. Civil liberties should never be checked at the schoolhouse door. With government run schools, we are being trained from early childhood to conform, or be censured.
Here is the article: National Post
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