Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-25147000-20150320032731/@comment-32500188-20150516125436

While I think it would've been a bit safer if he had kept the notebook either outside of school or until some free period where teachers aren't constantly watch-dogging, as well as understand how some teachers would take that as possible death threats if they didn't know the whole situation (as well as that overwhelming fear some have that any student could snap and there'd be another mass shooting on their hands)... the suspension, court stuff, and deeming him "insane" was way over the top.

The situation could have been handled much better than what it was, instead of mislabling a student over a dark manga/anime themed joke that they're perfectly aware of and have no true intentions of acting out. Take the notebook away, discuss with the student after class why you thought it was inappropriate or if it's against school policy... but geez, don't just ruin the guy's permanent record without giving him a chance to explain. It certainly isn't being pro-active more than it is witch-hunting. Not cool... (ಠ-ಠ)