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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: huntrights on January 05, 2013, 12:59:40 PM

Title: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: huntrights on January 05, 2013, 12:59:40 PM: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/03/first-grader-suspended-for-making-gun-gesture-with-finger-at-maryland-school/
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: singleshot12 on January 05, 2013, 01:05:11 PM: zero tolerance :rolleyes:
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: GEARHEAD on January 05, 2013, 08:04:58 PM: zero tolerance is simply code for: Educators choosing not to think for themselves.
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: CAMPMEAT on January 05, 2013, 08:19:42 PM: Stupid and a waste of time for such an Innocent jester.
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: csaaphill on January 05, 2013, 08:24:50 PM: ya who hasn't made that jester at one time either as kids or adults.
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: Curly on January 05, 2013, 08:35:13 PM: I remember another story like this from a while back............ :o
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: huntrights on January 05, 2013, 08:38:42 PM: Quote from: Curly on January 05, 2013, 08:35:13 PM
I remember another story like this from a while back............ :o

“Deaf child's sign language name looks too much like gun, parent says school told him”

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/28/13531342-deaf-childs-sign-language-name-looks-too-much-like-gun-parent-says-school-told-him?lite
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: Curly on January 05, 2013, 08:41:34 PM: Yeah, that's the one.
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: huntrights on January 05, 2013, 08:44:04 PM: “Zero Tolerance” – How far will we let it go?
Title: Re: First grader suspended for making gun gesture with finger at Maryland school
Post by: Curly on January 05, 2013, 08:49:06 PM: Quote
The child was suspended for one day on December 21. His family's attorney Wednesday filed an appeal, asking that the incident be expunged from the child's record and arguing the boy never had the intention of shooting anyone.

Can you imagine forking over attorney fees for a 1st grader? :o