Governmental common sense?

I’m sure by now, my readers have heard of either the case of Megan Coulter or Lea Muir’s daughter, both of whom were disciplined by their respective schools for hugging.

To many this is an overreaction. Punishment for hugging? As Ms. Muir said,

“What’s it going to come to next?,” she asked. “You can’t high five or touch anybody? You can’t brush by someone in the hallway?”

Megan Coulter’s mother Melissa said,

“It’s hilarious to the point of ridicule,” Coulter said. “I’m still dumbfounded that she’s having to do this.”

In defense of the school districts, the Supreme Court in a 1999 decision (See decision here, registration is required)

ruled schools could be held liable by ignoring claims of sexual harassment. Some say the ruling puts schools between a rock and a hard place. By not identifying all suspect behavior, they risk liability. But when they do, they often hear complaints from parents.

But really, government organizations, actually their employees, make “common sense” decisions?

You mean, like this one?

I think it would make the news if they actually did do something that made sense.