Oh, not necessarily, the "Zero tolerance" disease that imposes Draconian consequences regardless of the scale of offense has only grown in the collecitve mentality of the educational system since then. It is a way for so-called 'Professionals' to avoid having to actually exercise judgment or endure any actual accountability for their decisions.
"Zero tolerance" is an awful disease. But it's a predictable, not altogether unreasonable response to the real disease in our society, which is the cancerous influence of trial lawyers. Any exercise of judgment in the educational system is an open invitation to litigation. And once litigation starts, it does not matter if the judgment was impeccable. The legal expense makes the defendant a loser, regardless the merits of the case.
