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School can step in and prohibit that type of behavior. and i think thats exactly what you have here. they did not want those candy canes distributed class wise because it goes beyond exercising their own first amendment freedoms. jon: especially in a place like texas the candy cans and the message on them probably wont be too cons vert shall. you might see a situation where a young kid might wear a t-shirt to school that said something offensive on it. >> you made a good point. i think some of t...

>> reporter: which can have consequences. >> particularly for african-american boys, if they drop out of school, there is a close to 66% likelihood that they will be in jail or prison by the time they are 35. >> reporter: schools say they are just trying to keep students safe. whats wrong with a zero tolerance policy? >> it imposes penalties in an unthinking way in which theres no discretion to recognize that not every infraction is a serious threatening infraction. >> reporter: in a joint state...

There is a close to 66% likelihood that they will be in jail or prison by the time theyre 35. >> reporter: schools say theyre just trying to keep students safe. >> whats wrong with a zero tolerance policy? >> it imposes penalties in an unthinking way in which theres no discretion. >> reporter: in a joint statement, new york citys police department, board of education, and law department said, "its impossible to ignore the important plans -- protecting children while keeping order. they, school s...

>> reporter: which can have consequences. >> particularly for the african-american boys, if they drop out of school, there is a close to 66% likelihood that they will be in jail or in prison by the time they are 35. >> reporter: schools say they are just trying to keep the students safe. what is wrong with a zero tolerance policy? >> it imposes penalties in an unthinking way in which there is no discretion to recognize that not every infraction is a serious threatening infraction. >> reporter: i...

Punishing the parent? >> its not popular among our student audience. they hate the idea, by and large. but there are a couple of kids who have written to us saying this is not a bad idea. the first student i have a comment from, he says this will get students ready for the real world and improve the learning environment, because the crazy behavior of the bad students get in the way of the good students. then we have a comment from haley who says its a nice effort. its not fair po punish the pare...

Solutions. what is the importance of the quality of education that somebody gets before they even start the first grade? >> so, this is what happens, at least in terms of the brain research. 6 kids minds are like sponges. every parent knows. they are sponges when they are age 0 to about age 5. so if you can actually create appropriate learning environment for kids when theyre 3, theyre 4, theyre 5, sts a huge leg up. now, what happens is that middle class rich folks, they not only understand thi...

Paddling is so low tech. it is the 21st century why not [muffin]? >> thats a question we ask all the time why no [muffin]. >> there are so many things we can do, skin, skin grafting [muffin] >> so you are recommending for discipline they call the kid in and give mim a [must have -- give him a] muffin [. >> discipline can provide for a better learning environment, right? >> discipline is important, but i dont think violence is the answer. >> is paddling violence? >> some there anything other than...

To a vibrant learning environment thats honest about all the opportunity and all the information thats available to everybody in the world in the 21st century, to create leaders for that society. earlier today i spoke with educational secretary -- actually last night, education secretary arne duncan and started by asking him if he agreed with the assessment of our problem. >> i think, dylan, you did a fascinating summary of the challenges we face, and i feel a huge sense of urgency. i think we h...

Paid you? >> nope. well, i could but there is really no point to it. >> this spring in saudi arabia, king abdullah has started making changes. >> in the biggest break with tradition he named a woman as deputy minister for education. the shake up will likely help tone down fundamentalism in the curriculum. >> back in fairfax the county held hearings to zoning to expand the academys campus size. >> next we have captain mohammed was sam. >> called a breeding ground for terrorism. before i could tak...

Uniform so really, anything goes as long as it doesnt incyte violence. if they were to have worn on cinco de mayo a t-shirt that says kill all illegal aliens or kill all mexican americans, something like that, well that of course would incyte violence and should be taken off but merely to wear, jane, the american flag, a patriotic symbol, to school? and then be told youve got to take it off or worse, turn it inside out? i mean, every case that has been litigated about that, all the way to the su...