Delaware 1st-grader gets reprieve from 45-day suspension; board changes zero-tolerance policyBEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve. Delaware 1st grader gets reprieve from 45-day suspension; board changes zero-tolerance policyBEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve. Del. school district eases zero-tolerance rule after first grader gets 45-day suspensionBEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who faced a lengthy punishment for bringing his favorite utensil to school — a combination folding knife, fork and spoon — has gotten a reprieve. Amtrak unveils first passenger car restored with some of $1.3 billion in stimulus fundsBEAR, Del. — Amtrak has wasted little time using its $1.3 billion slice of the federal stimulus package, unveiling the first of 81 passenger cars to be restored with the help of economic recovery funds. |