Zero Tolerance = Zero Thought! You do Understand why so many Government Schools adopted these Zero Tolerance Policies, don't you? It helps them Avoid Actually having to put some Conscious Thought into a Decision. It's a Bureaucrat's Dream. Rather than Actually having to Consider Each School Disciplinary Problem on its own Merits, just set up a Zero Tolerance Program and all of your Decisions are Made for You. We're already used to Government Employees not Thinking. Nothing new there. What is it about a Zero Tolerance Policy that Teaches Children how to Apply Reason and Logic to a Situation in order to come up with a Proper and Reasoned Solution?