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Charlottesville--Right Now: John Whitehead Discusses the Patriot Act and Zero Tolerance Policies

Founder and President of The Rutherford Institute John Whitehead joins Coy Barefoot to discuss the Patriot Act and zero tolerance polices. Whitehead poses the question: Are our schools becoming police states? He tells some fascinating stories about students who have been expelled from school for ridiculous reasons, including one boy dismissed for drawing a picture of his military uncle in action and another boy thrown out for bringing a LEGO police officer to class because the officer's miniature plastic gun was judged to be a violent weapon.

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