"Delaware 1st grader has 45-day suspension lifted-

A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve. 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. Now, he could return Wednesday."

Stories like this makes me wonder.It makes me question the common sense of the people who are in charge of that school district.The kid was obviously bringing it to school to eat his lunch with.He wanted to eat with his lunch with an awesome utensil that he used in the past while he was camping. He wasn't taught to use the utensil as a weapon ...so why is a 1st grader being punished to this degree for something he didn't on intend on using it as a weapon? This is probably what the "deadly" weapon looked like.