Episode 381 • • 2:12:20 - 2:13:45
381: Acquisition Malpractice
School Zero Tolerance, Nerf Guns and Marshmallow Shooters
A lockdown at Cupertino High School triggered by a Nerf gun is used to illustrate the absurdity of "zero tolerance" policies in American schools. The hosts compare the punishment of students for playing a game called "Assassin" with foam toys to President Obama's public demonstration of a marshmallow gun at the White House. The segment concludes with a recommendation for homeschooling to avoid such institutional "fiascos."