Initially, they were expelled for two years, but civil rights leader Jesse Jackson got involved and the school board reduced the expulsions to one year. But the board refused to budge further and Jackson sued, claiming the school district's zero tolerance policy violated the students' civil rights. Last week, a federal judge disagreed and upheld the expulsions. Yohnka said he thinks public opinion may have started turning away from zero tolerance despite the backing of individuals like presidential hopeful Texas Gov. George W. Bush. We're trying to hold kids to standards we don't hold adults to.
School is still the safest place in America for children to be.
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