Re: "zero tolerance"
I have found that every time that term comes up in an issue, it usually describes something a bit stupid, like suspending a kid for having a nail file.
To me, given this new information, it seems that she was describing a learning experience that helped her out of racism, and the firing was overkill. The testimony of the white farm family was telling.
(Granted, she's still a leftist.)
Other conservatives seem to feel the same way. Including Glen Beck.