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Zachary Christie is a 6-year-old boy who's been suspended from his Newark, Delaware school due to a zero-tolerance knife policy. The knife in question? A Cub Scouting accessory that also serves as a spoon, fork and bottle-opener.

Now young Mr. Christie may face 45 days' suspension in a school set up to deal with true delinquents.

On a Web site set up to plead his cause, www.helpzachary.com, Christie is presented as an above-average, serious and community-minded student. The site asks that well-wishers send Zachary a note of support and send a list of administrators notes asking that they use reason in administering this policy -- even if the local laws don't strictly allow it.