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Article: Boy, 12, may be out over BB gun Xenia schools say boy violated rule, cite zero tolerance
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- Dayton Daily News
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- March 4, 2006
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XENIA -- An expulsion hearing will be held Monday for a 12-year-
old Central Middle School student accused of violating a zero-
tolerance policy by bringing a BB gun on school grounds.
The boy's situation frustrated some Greene County residents. They
say the potential punishment -- up to an expulsion of a year -- is
too strict.
"It's typical," said Linda Beach of Jamestown. "There's craziness
in the logic."
But Jeff Lewis, superintendent of Xenia schools, said weapons on
school grounds cannot be tolerated and the hearing and recommendation
for expulsion is required.
"The whole point is to protect the student's rights and at the
same time protect the rights and safety of other students in ...