Six-year-old student punished over tiny toy gun

[DigglerII]

If my kid got traumatized over that I would sue the school for making my kid a dummy.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/...ver-tiny-toy-gun/story-e6frfro0-1226654285172

A KINDERGARTEN student in the US has been accused of "traumatising" other students after bringing a coin-sized plastic toy gun on to the school bus.

The young boy was forced to write an apology letter to the bus driver, given a detention and may lose his bus riding privileges over the incident, The Blaze reports.

The bus driver said the student "caused quite a disturbance" and left other children "traumatised", according to the boy's mother.
The mother, Mieke Crane, accused school officials at Old Mill Pond Elementary in Palmer, Massachusetts, of overreacting.

"I could see if it was, you know, an Airsoft gun or some sort of pistol or live bullets or something. This is just a toy," Ms Crane said.
She said her son did not equate the small plastic toy gun with an actual firearm or weapon and did not understand the school's zero tolerance policy on guns.

Did the school overreact?

 

[papasmerf]

I would like to hear the whole story before I offer an opinion

 

[Boing]

I would like to hear the whole story before I offer an opinion

Yes would like to hear from the driver what the kid actually do.

The bus driver said the student "caused quite a disturbance" and left other children "traumatised",

 

[Leo]

I do think they over reacted.

 

[Al Bumin]

I do think they over reacted.

+ 100

 

[Pullmyfinger]

In a big way.

Did the school overreact?

 

[LickingGravity]

Kid was probably just trying to get an NRA award like the "Pop-Tart Kid "



It's a toss up who is crazier, the schools or the NRA

 

[papasmerf]

Kid was probably just trying to get an NRA award like the "Pop-Tart Kid "



It's a toss up who is crazier, the schools or the NRA

the guy that yell ZEBRA when he sees a cat is crazier

 

[TINY]

Update: reported that after reviewing the surveillance video, the boy would not serve detention.
“She [the principal] looked at the tape, the children were not standing up hollering, nobody was ducking, no one was screaming he has a gun. The little boy raised his hand properly the first time,” Crane said.

 

[Willy]

Update: reported that after reviewing the surveillance video, the boy would not serve detention.
“She [the principal] looked at the tape, the children were not standing up hollering, nobody was ducking, no one was screaming he has a gun. The little boy raised his hand properly the first time,” Crane said.

Thanks for the update Tiny.

 

[Mm69]

Kids of today are going to be a bunch of pussies...........




We played cops and robbers, and cowboys and indians, and did it with cap guns too....