Possibly One of the Worst Zero Tollerence Stories Yet

Who are the criminals here?

An Ohio high school student has already been jailed and kicked out of school for having a pocket knife in his car, and now he fears he could lose his dream of serving in the Army.

Jordan Wiser, a student at Ashtabula County Technical School in Jefferson, is finishing up his senior year from home after school officials searched his car in December and found the folding knife and an Airsoft gun. School officials called police, who charged him with illegal conveyance of a weapon onto a school ground based on the three-inch knife.

“I declined to allow them to search myself or my car and that I wanted to talk to my lawyer or my father,” Wiser told FoxNews.com. “They told me it wasn’t an option.”

Wiser, an EMT trainee who hopes to become both a police officer and a soldier, spent 13 days in the Ashtabula County Jail following the incident. The knife, which Wiser said is part of his first responder’s kit and can be used for slicing an accident victim’s seatbelt, was found tucked inside his EMT medical vest in the trunk of the car. The Airsoft gun, which fires non-lethal pellets, was not illegal and was used by Wiser in a shooting club he belongs to, he said.

School officials told FoxNews.com that possession of the pocket knife was a violation of the school’s zero tolerance policy for bringing weapons on campus and that based on a message he posted on an online forum, they had probable cause to search Wiser and his car. They also insisted Wiser consented to the search.

Umm first up, the school does not EVER have “Probable Cause” to search a student’s car. There are multiple court cases where a private vehicle is considered private property. I understand that schools do search student’s property in lockers when tipped for disciplinary reasons. I personally don’t like it, but there does come a grey area where the items are stored in school-owned lockers. Still a CAR is vastly different. Further a pocket knife and a damn airsoft gun? Is this even a crime because he’s been expelled AND Jailed for it.

When will we hand the keys to this country back to the grown-ups?

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2 Responses to Possibly One of the Worst Zero Tollerence Stories Yet

  1. Great Wall of Texas says:

    I guess the rule at Ashtabula County Technical School is you can’t have a knife longer than the principals pecker.

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