More Zero-Tolerance Lunacy?

When I was a boy, many of us would draw pictures featuring soldiers, cowboys, Indians, and even cops and robbers.Many of these sketches featured characters using weapons ranging from pistols and sub-machine guns to aircraft dropping atomic bombs on a well-deserving enemy.To us, it was normal. But things have changed.Apparently, boys drawing guns are no longer considered "normal" behavior in

Washington Watch: Another Hypocrite Exposed

Apparently, Idaho's senator Larry Craig was attempting to do a little unauthorized "exit polling" in a public restroom recently:Sen. Larry Craig said that he "overreacted and made a poor decision" in pleading guilty to disorderly conduct after his June arrest following an incident in a Minneapolis airport bathroom.Tuesday, in his first public statement on the arrest, the Idaho Republican said he

Virginia's Clown Princes: Governor Tim Kaine & Co.

Encouraged by their governor, Virginia has begun collecting what must surely be some of the most steep fines for speeding in the history of American motoring:Earlier this month, Virginia began imposing huge new fines — some as high as $2,500 — for residents caught driving 20 miles above the speed limit or engaging in other reckless driving.The fines were to raise money for road projects, but they

His Mouth Runneth Over

This is another example of why teachers should be careful about joking around in the classroom: A Lake Stevens high school teacher is on leave while the district investigates a remark he made to a class.A parent complained that the teacher, Gary McDonald, told students Monday he would take anyone talking in class and line them up against a wall and shoot them.District spokeswoman Arlene Hulten

Unprofessional Conduct

A Tennessee elementary school administrator and several teachers have been accused of participating in what just might be one of the most tasteless (and possibly unlawful) stunts that have been inflicted on unsuspecting students in recent memory: MURFREESBORO — Parents of students at a Murfreesboro elementary school are outraged that teachers and an assistant principal staged a phony gun attack

Today's Knucklehead: Teacher Elizabeth Logan

Did you hear the one about the idiot $69,000 per year first grade teacher who was arrested and charged with stealing a little girl's jacket and selling it on eBay?Elizabeth Lucinda Logan allegedly sold the purloined jacket for $46.She has been suspended from her post. Our guess is that she will soon qualify for a Darwin Award in Education. -----------------------See our latest entries.

Principal Pornstar Meets Ms. Horndog The Teacher

School principal Leroy Coleman and 8th grade teacher Janet Loften thought that it would be cute to "get their honey 'lovin where they get their money." He and She have now ended-up starring in their own adult film which was produced on location in his office: (Ed's note: See latest updates at the bottom of this entry.) CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A principal and a teacher at a suburban elementary

The Knucklehead Of The Day: Ruth Ann Stoneburner

Getta load of this one: AMANDA, Ohio - A substitute teacher's tool for silencing chatty kindergartners — clothespins — doesn't wash with school officials.Four boys said spring-type clothespins were placed over their upper or lower lips for talking too much in class, Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School principal Mike Johnsen wrote in a letter to parents this week.Ruth Ann Stoneburner, a retired

Administrative Buffoonery: Principal Poo Gets The Boot!

And we thought that the "crest-fallen bone-headed school administratrix" was a feces species found almost exclusively in American public schools:A suspended Toronto elementary school principal has pleaded guilty to throwing feces (excrement) on a child.Maria Pantalone, 49, was charged with two counts of assault - one against that child and one against another – but only admitted to one of the

The Knucklehead Of The Day

I guess the name of the alleged perpetrator was withheld to protect the stupid guilty: PITTSBURGH -- A local mother is outraged after a teacher allegedly gave her 14-year-old daughter a sexually explicit poem.It's called "How Do You Make Love to a Black Woman?"The Murray Accelerated Learning Academy teacher reportedly gave the student the poem after class.The poem includes graphic language.The