At my high school there was a zero tolerance policy, and just like most, it was not always fair. My sophomore year, a classmate of mine was expelled for possessing marijuana and paraphernalia on campus during school. The school discovered this by searching through his backpack without any consent. Their excuse was that you aren't allowed to leave your stuff unattended while on campus. I believe that he was expelled not only for what he brought to school but also for his lack of interest to keep his grades and attendance up, also he was very disrespectful to staff and teachers. In this case, I believe that zero tolerance was fair because the student made a very dumb choice and needed to learn one way or another. After his expulsion, the student
