Thank God the case was dropped. I had the exact same thing happen to me in middle school. It was the mid 90's, so there wasn't the same "violence in school" issue that we face now. However, it did help that my parents knew a few people on the school board. That and my Dad ripped the principal a new one. He basically said, "stop hiding behind your stupid 'policy' and use reason... dumbass"
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