A Reprieve for Six-Year-Old Zachary Christie

There is a reprieve for Zachary Christie. He will be back to school next week. In the glare of the national and international spotlight, the school board reconsidered:

“… The seven-member Christina School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reduce the punishment for kindergartners and first-graders who take weapons to school or commit violent offenses to a suspension ranging from three to five days.

Zachary Christie, 6, had faced 45 days in an alternative school for troublemakers after he took the utensil - a combination folding knife, fork and spoon - to school to eat lunch last month…”

link: Delaware 1st grader has 45-day suspension lifted

It is somewhat amazing how good sense surfaces when the media becomes involved. It is interesting to note the 45 day suspension as compared to some sentencing for criminal matters. For example, the actress Lindsay Lohan served “at least 24 hours in jail in her drunken-driving cases“. Ms Lohan can count herself fortunate that she was dealing with a court of law and not the Christina School Board.

Catherine Forsythe