Instead of slinking back, the audience cheers. Scrappers are heroes. They are entertainment. Some come to school to imitate what they've watched. If the school has zero tolerance, that means, Don't even think about it.
Critics say that schools are being unfair to the kids they know.
They might spend time getting to know the kids' teachers. While many come to school having been taught right from wrong, others come from a moral abyss. Schools have had to ban items like Pokemom cards because crazed collectors will fight and steal to get some. Zero tolerance for fighting protects the good kids as well as dealing with the bad. Last week, a teacher in Detroit had his arm broken when he tried to stop a fight between two middle school girls and one threw a trash container at him.