Knife on School Property

[BStarkey 46947]

"A knife is classified as a tool as long as the intention is not to use as a weapon." Per my son's MS Principal. I too carried a pocket knife everyday to MS and HS in the early-mid 80s. Common sense isn't so common anymore.

 

[cbickel]

It’s crazy how people get so unraveled about man’s oldest tool. Sure if someone tries maliciously stabbing people, arrest ‘em. But some dude carrying a knife in a school never raises an eyebrow for me.

 

[stephen87]

FWIW, my knife is very obvious. I work EMS and my knife reflects that. Bright orange folder with a star of life on it. Clipped to my pocket and no one has batted an eye.

 

[TheSpark]

When I was in high school in the early 2000's almost every male student had a pocket knife on them. It was technically against school policy, but no one cared. I remember one time a teacher needed a knife for something and actually asked the class if any student had one he could use and at least 5 students pulled one out right away.

 

[Joniki]

FWIW, my knife is very obvious. I work EMS and my knife reflects that. Bright orange folder with a star of life on it. Clipped to my pocket and no one has batted an eye.

Same here. I typically carry three knives at work, a multi-tool with a blade, a folder I've carried since I was in the Army and a spring assist pocket clip knife.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

In my high school, in the late 70s, two of my friends made large Bowie-style knives in our Woods & Metals shop class. No one thought it was a big deal. One of them even used his knife project as the subject of his demonstration speech in English class, showing off the finished knife.

 

[LCSOSgt11]

At least we're not in the UK....

 

[rhino]

In my high school, in the late 70s, two of my friends made large Bowie-style knives in our Woods & Metals shop class. No one thought it was a big deal. One of them even used his knife project as the subject of his demonstration speech in English class, showing off the finished knife.

In 8th grade metal shop (would have been 1978-79), I sandcasted a pair of nunchaku from aluminum. Those suckers were heavy.

 

[9mmfan]

I guess I MAY have broken the law for 18 years then. Before I carried a folder I carried a Swiss Army knife.

 

[actaeon277]

In Boy Scouts, when we gave kids their Tomahawk Badge, we always explained to them, that the badge does NOT mean they can take their knife to school.

 

[Drail]

The real question is why would anyone send their child to a school that bans pocketknives - or to allow any school to do that? If you send your child to a school that wishes to brainwash them with liberal stupidity they WILL become brainwashed. Look at Great Britain today. We must never start down that road where the Govt. gives themselves the authority to ban anything solely because you "might" do something bad with it. The whole idea of preventing crimes by banning objects is absurd.

 

[stephen87]

In Boy Scouts, when we gave kids their Tomahawk Badge, we always explained to them, that the badge does NOT mean they can take their knife to school.

The Tomahawk Badge? That predates me. Lol I got my whittling **** in Cub Scouts and we had the exact same conversation.

 

[gglass]

I remember the small knives that used to be given as prizes at the elementary school fund raisers. Times have really changed since the 1970's.

 

[actaeon277]

The Tomahawk Badge? That predates me. Lol I got my whittling **** in Cub Scouts and we had the exact same conversation.

Crap. Now I can't remember what it was called.
There was a card for building and maintaining the fire.
And one for knives, axes, saws.


Totenchip.
Okay, that's it