Making it "better to be a litigious jerk"

School punishes the victim, in the name of "zero tolerance."

According to the Williamson County [TN] School System, self defense is no defense when it comes to getting suspended for fighting.

At Fairview High School, at least, it is an automatic five day suspension. -- WKRN.com

The victim was suspended despite a surveilance video and a Sheriff's department investigation. Oh yes...

The Williamson County School District declined to comment on camera...

There's nothing like accountablity. (Too bad this is "nothing like accountability.") Weasels.

More: Darren at Right On the Left Coast:

Perhaps a lawsuit or two and administrators will wake up to this rabid injustice.

Glenn Reynolds:

[If self-defense is no defense,] I think she should sue the school system and principal for failing to protect her...
In general, it's probably better to be a litigious jerk in these circumstances. They've made clear that that's the behavior they want to reward.

A couple commenters to Darren's post point out:

...the school officials aren't the ones who pay-out the fees and awards over the course of protracted litigation. The taxpayers do.

My response: So who elects the school boards who appoint those officials? Santa Claus?

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STILL MORE:  Hey, maybe somebody should ask them about this:

Unsafe School Choice Policy - Under the Tennessee State Board of Education's Unsafe School Choice Policy, any public school student who is the victim of a violent crime as defined under Tennessee Code Annotated 38-111(g), or the attempt to commit one of these offenses as defined under Tennessee Code Annotated 39-12-101, shall be provided an opportunity to transfer to another grade-level appropriate school within the district.

So if you blame everyone equally, well hey, there's no victim, right?

Via: Instapundit.

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