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[quote=Anonymous]A few things to think about:

First, as others have pointed out, we don't know the full circumstances, including whether the students involved had prior disciplinary issues at the school.  Second, most schools take more significant steps if the rule-breaking happens on school grounds and during the school day.  Third, schools are often fairly explicit about consequences for drinking or drug use on school grounds -- I would surmise there is a student or school handbook that lists expulsion as a potential consequence.

This is still speculation, but if the kids were smoking marijuana during the day they may be starting down a road toward some serious issues with drugs and/or alcohol, and getting caught and suffering some major consequences (but outside of the legal system) could ultimately be a good thing.

Lastly, I'm not sure how someone can say that breaking a law (not just a major school rule) on school grounds, during the school day, can be equated with those silly "zero tolerance" cases one reads about where a kid is suspended for having Advil (or, as the prior poster gave as an example, for pretending to shoot a pretend gun).

Hopefully the students will learn a good lesson, get any help if they need it, and will one day look back on this as an unpleasant but ultimately not harmful wake-up call.

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