Scouts not so smart or schools idiotic?

I have to say that I've heard a lot of news over the past few years about Boy Scouts being suspended from school for carrying knives to school.  Now, first of all, every person in the United States knows that it is illegal to have knives on school grounds.  I mean, there was a girl suspended from school for having fingernail clippers with the attached fingernail file, over 10 years ago!

Having said that, I think what these schools are doing is idiotic.
Rough Road Ahead for New York Eagle Scout as School District Won't Budge on Pocketknife Suspension

This kid is being punished for being prepared.  Go figure.  The government spends millions of dollars producing public service announcements on being prepared for emergencies.  They warn us to have water, blankets, food, etc prepared for emergencies.  Most adults ignore these suggestions.  Then, when a young man takes these concepts to heart, he gets suspended from school.  It could, in fact, have a permanent effect on his future.  West Point, where he wants to attend college, has said it may well have an effect on his application, if left on his record.

And what can a school do?  You don't want students bring weapons to school, but you don't want to let idiocy reign, either.

Then, we had a 6 year old Cub Scout get suspended, and face 45 days in a reform school, for bringing a camp utensil to school to show off.  I mean, reform school?  For accidentally breaking the rules?????  How does that even begin to make sense?

Student Who Brought Camping Utensil to School Has Suspension Lifted

School board member John Mackenzie told The Associated Press before the meeting that he was surprised school officials did not use common sense and disregard the policy in Zachary's case. The need for common sense to prevail over the letter of the law was a recurring theme among the boy's supporters and school safety experts.

"When that common sense is missing, it sends a message of inconsistency to students, which actually creates a less safe environment," said Kenneth S. Trump, president of National School Safety and Security Services, a consulting firm. "People have to understand that assessing on a case-by-case basis doesn't automatically equate to being soft or unsafe."

I couldn't have said it better myself.  Common sense has gone a wandering, and apparently, we're not even trying to call it home.