of zachary christie brought camping utensil to school. school says it is a 'weapon'

It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon?: Zachary Christie was suspended by his school. He had brought a Cub Scout camping utensil that has a spoon, fork and a knife. The Christina School District found that Zachary had violated the school's zero-tolerance policy on weapons. Zachary now faces 45 days in reform school....he is only 6 years old.


Zachary Christie with his mother, Debbie, his father, Curtis, and the Cub Scout utensil that got him suspended from school.

Zachary’s mother, Debbie Christie, has started a website, helpzachary.com, in hopes of recruiting supporters to pressure the local school board at its next open meeting.

Finding character witnesses when you are 6 years old is not easy. But there was Zachary Christie last week at a school disciplinary committee hearing with his karate instructor and his mother’s fiancé by his side to vouch for him. Zachary’s offense? Taking a camping utensil that can serve as a knife, fork and spoon to school. He was so excited about recently joining the Cub Scouts that he wanted to use it at lunch. School officials concluded that he had violated their zero-tolerance policy on weapons, and Zachary was suspended and now faces 45 days in the district’s reform school.

[via Celebgalz]