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Maybe we should throw it back to old school, it used to be real cool before Zero Tolerance made it easier for bullies to do their worst. 

Now victims simply have to take it like sitting ducks or find themselves in the crosshairs of school punishment for trying to defend themselves. 

More than half a dozen cases involving teenage boys in Alabama, Florida, the Southeast, and beyond have some parents and caretakers crying foul over favoritism.

Some students who pick or start fights are getting a slap on the wrist, if any punishment at all, while others who were allegedly merely defending themselves are getting sent to alternative schools or facing extreme discipline. 

In many of these cases, school administrators have the power to make a difference, but parents say instead of taking charge and evaluating incidents on a case-by-case basis, they often want to hide behind the Zero Tolerance Policy and fall back on a pre-determined punishment where the offender and the victim are punished equally. 

From Tuscumbia football player August Borden to wrestler Butterbean's grandson in Walker County, some folks have zero patience for zero tolerance.

Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Zero Tolerance adds up to maximum bullying in Alabama: Teenage boys being targeted.”

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