Knives in schools (a little sanity at last!)

mnblade

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Check out this <a href="http://www.trnonline.com/archives/1999archives/09241999/regional_news/27339.shtml">article</a>.

PADUCAH, Texas - The small North Texas school in Paducah has decided it is all right for its students to continuing carry pocketknives.
It has a strong tradition in the farming and ranching community, where a small knife is often a handy tool.
The issue was discussed at Paducah's Sept. 13 meeting as board members took their annual look at school policies.
Cottle County, in which Paducah is the center of activity, has a population of about 2,200.
The school board policy lets students to carry knives with blades no longer than 51/2 inches.
 
Shhhhhh...

Don't say this too loud but in some of those small towns and their school systems they even allow prayer and Bible reading without anyone making a fuss about it. Just one of the benefits of small town life.

Shame you have to go to the ends of the earth these days to find a little "sanity" as the previous post put it.
 
Now there's a proper outlook. A knife as a "handy tool", which is exactly what most knives are intended to be.
 
Amazing how something so normal and natural and common sensical can get our attention and seem so wonderful.

Just the way things ought to be on an every day basis, and it seems kinda extraordinary after reading about all the other crap.


Make no mistake--it IS wonderful! Thanks for posting this, mnblade. Makes me feel a bit better.

Karl
 
Hold on a sec....

5 1/2" ???!!!???

That's gotta be a typo. A SIFU is only 5.4".
 
RH, I was wondering about that myself.

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That's the kind of town and life I could get used too!

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by RH:
Hold on a sec....

5 1/2" ???!!!???

That's gotta be a typo. A SIFU is only 5.4".</font>
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5.5 is the Texas legal limit A. G.
 
That is indeed great news. I fear it is only in smaller, more rural areas where people have a strong tradition of thinking for themselves that such decisions are likely to be reached by entities such as school boards. But, I think one district's common sense is definitely reason for celebration. And, I think the State of Texas is to be congratulated for its legal stance regarding carrying sharp tools.

I do have to say, however, that I sincerely hope that any students not willing to participate in prayer or Bible reading are treated in as open-minded a way as the knife issue has been resolved. Neither should be part of any curriculum in a public school, but rather an option to be used/exercised by those wanting to do so.

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Bugs
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bugs3x:
I do have to say, however, that I sincerely hope that any students not willing to participate in prayer or Bible reading are treated in as open-minded a way as the knife issue has been resolved. Neither should be part of any curriculum in a public school, but rather an option to be used/exercised by those wanting to do so.</font>
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I'm a Jew. Any of these supposedly non-denominational religious activities generally end up leaving me very much out.

But what if the whole town belongs to one church, and all the kids are being raised in a community with clearly understood values?

I think that's something of what we're seeing in this story. Their common culture doesn't really restrict them -- it frees them to live with confidence in each other, something a more diverse society is always struggling to achieve.

There is a time when children don't need options. They need guidance, they need direction, they need teaching. Then they grow up and have every right to decide whether to stay in that small town, where they are somewhat constrained by the culture, but they are also known, trusted, and cared for.

Hey, ya can't have everything!
 
I believe Juneau Ak also has a policy allowing up to 2 1/2 inches.Because most of its students carry a sak or leatherman.
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Hey! Where I am moving lots of the kids carry machetes!!! (Nicaragua) But then again most of them are working at age 6 or 7 and they only get to go to school through the 6th grade.
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I used to carry a Spydie Endura (4 inches, fully serrated!) throughout parts of junior and senior high, and at times even an evil Gerber MkI. Fully legal. And I listened to satanic music as well as finding the bible quite an entertaining read, there´s some knife content in it
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Thank god or whomever I wasn´t born in Nicaragua though.

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When I was in the 9th grade I go caught trading a Buck 112 for a Gerber Commander . . . the teacher said "I am afraid that you boys are going to have to wait til after class to do that." No punishment . . . she just did not want us interupting class! But, that was almost 20 years ago!!!
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That's a great post. I'm glad there are people besides myself that understand stand that it is "freedom of religion" not "freedom from religion". What amazes me is when liberals completely ignore "...shall make no law concerning religion" (forgive me, I'm paraphrasing), and instead think that we should give up our right to practice religion so that we can avoid "offending" other people.

Good point on child-raising. A psychologist in our paper (not local, just happens to be printed in our paper, John Rosemand I think is his name), brought attention to a new study that shows that the more a child is taught self-esteem, with no correlation whatsoever to accomplishment or hard work, the child begins to feel the he or she is the most important thing, and this often leads to these rampages and shootings. To shorten that last sentence, we're telling kids that they're the greatest thing around, so they see no problem with getting rid of all that other crap. On the other hand, kids who are taught to be humble, but appropriately proud of true accomplishment, are usually among the most well-balanced and respectful young citizens around.


<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Esav Benyamin:
I'm a Jew. Any of these supposedly non-denominational religious activities generally end up leaving me very much out.

But what if the whole town belongs to one church, and all the kids are being raised in a community with clearly understood values?

I think that's something of what we're seeing in this story. Their common culture doesn't really restrict them -- it frees them to live with confidence in each other, something a more diverse society is always struggling to achieve.

There is a time when children don't need options. They need guidance, they need direction, they need teaching. Then they grow up and have every right to decide whether to stay in that small town, where they are somewhat constrained by the culture, but they are also known, trusted, and cared for.

Hey, ya can't have everything!</font>
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