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Sixth-Grader Suspended For Taking Razor Away From Self-Harming Student

Sixth-Grader Suspended For Taking Razor Away From Self-Harming Student

A school with a zero tolerance policy for weapons is being absolutely absurd this week by suspending Adrionna Harris for razors she’d taken away from a friend who was using them to cut himself. Yes. If Adrionna’s story is true—and school administrators aren’t denying it—then things are getting a little out of hand. Adrionna says she threw away her friend’s razor blades and tried to talk him out of harming himself. She then told school officials what happened, and as reward for her foresight and honesty, was smacked with a 10-day suspension and possible expulsion. “I was shocked and surprised. I was very shocked that a student would get suspended for saving another child,” Adrionna’s mother told local news. “The school system over-reached absolutely.”

In response to the outcry, the school says they’re going to “talk” to Adrionna’s mom and move up the expulsion hearing …

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