I know she wasn't suspended/expelled because this all came out at the end of her final year in grade school. I believe the teacher initiated a civil suit against the parents, but we lost touch and I don't know the outcome. Do you see the problem? One kid shoots a rubber band and faces expulsion, and another kid ruins some poor slob's life for no reason and skates. Where's the common sense in all this? When the punishment (or lack thereof) doesn't fit the crime, all respect is lost for the system. Every situation is different and should be dealt with according to its own merits, not by some zero-tolerance creed that, while appropriate at times, is wildly inappropriate at others. We're in total agreement on one point at least -- the blame lies at the feet of the parents.