Sketch gets Student, 7, Suspended

[Mango]

He drew a picture of a water gun, showed it to another child on the bus whose mother complained, and he got suspended. :roll:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/top_story/story/7510774p-7408945c.html

 

[seacrestkristi]

People who fish and hunt from boats need to follow safe boating practices, especially the wearing of a PFD. Accident risks are high among this group of recreational boaters.

• Anglers and hunters often don?t consider themselves boaters and often pay little attention to learning and observing boating safety rules.
• One third of all boating fatalities involved someone who was hunting, fishing or on the way to hunt or fish.
• Many water-based hunting and fishing accidents occur when a hunter reaches for a decoy, or the boat capsizes from an unbalanced load, or a person falls overboard while standing up.
• All outdoor sports enthusiasts who use a boat need to properly educate themselves in boating fundamentals
• Remember, dress for the water temperature, not just the air temperature (Cold Water Immersion).
• Pay particular attention to the capacity plate information and never overload your boat.

They went overboard don't you think?

 

[Matt J]

Isn't this the same city where the mayor disappeared for 2 weeks only to show back up and resign?

 

[scooterbug44]

I think they overreacted, but it's sort of a Catch-22 for schools. When they do react to a seemingly innocuous event, we condemn them for being excessive, when they don't and something happens, we call them negligent and demand to know why they let it happen.

 

[Matt J]

Isn't this the same city where the mayor disappeared for 2 weeks only to show back up and resign?

 

[Mango]

I think they overreacted, but it's sort of a Catch-22 for schools. When they do react to a seemingly innocuous event, we condemn them for being excessive, when they don't and something happens, we call them negligent and demand to know why they let it happen.

Then if that's the case regarding no guns policy, then they will need to remove pictures out of the history schoolbooks.
The kid didn't come to school with a water gun and start shooting kids with it and disrupt the classroom for goodness sake.

 

[LightWorker]

Then if that's the case regarding no guns policy, then they will need to remove pictures out of the history schoolbooks.
The kid didn't come to school with a water gun and start shooting kids with it and disrupt the classroom for goodness sake.

I think this 7-Year-Old Child was just being a kid.​

 

[scooterbug44]

No, but he was suspended after an incident on a school bus that led to a parent complaint.

My guess is that the other kid came home and told the parent "so-and-so drew a picture of him shooting me with a gun".............fast forward to the AP being involved!

I know it's not the norm, but it HAS happened:
Feb. 29, 2000
Mount Morris Township, Mich. Six-year-old Kayla Rolland shot dead at Buell Elementary School near Flint, Mich. The assailant was identified as a six-year-old boy with a .32-caliber handgun.

The above was obviously an extreme case, but still happened. Most school shooters are 14 or 15 or older.

 

[Mango]

I think this 7-Year-Old Child was just being a kid.​

I play with water guns myself. I have the super shooters that will soak people.

 

[LightWorker]

I play with water guns myself. I have the super shooters that will soak people.

You do... ....So do I. ​