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Criminal

Oct. 23, 1998

Bum's Rush

MURRIETA - If school district officials had their way, Michael Ertel would not be attending Murrieta Valley High School right now. In March, the district, invoking its strict "zero tolerance" policy on drugs, expelled the then-freshman for smoking marijuana on campus. Although it was only his first such offense, he was barred from returning to school until the second semester of his sophomore year.

By Matthew Heller
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        MURRIETA - If school district officials had their way, Michael Ertel would not be attending Murrieta Valley High School right now.
        In March, the district, invoking its strict "zero tolerance" policy on drugs, expelled the then-freshman for smoking m...

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