Posted on 03/04/2014 8:26:45 AM PST by Impala64ssa
America's kids have been suspended for pretending that pencils were guns, but an Ohio school may have topped that. A 10-year-old student at a Columbus elementary school was handed a three-day suspension for making a finger gun and pretending to shoot a classmate. The suspension letter more formally referred to his weapon as a "level 2 lookalike firearm," reports the Columbus Dispatch. Devonshire Alternative Elementary School's principal says students have been frequently told not to play pretend gun games, with a district rep saying kids were warned consequences would follow.
Those consequences hit hard last week for fifth-grader Nathan Entingh, who says he was "just playing around"; the rep said Nathan pretended to shoot another student "kind of execution style" in the head. And the "victim" didn't even see the mock execution, which was instead spotted by a teacher. Nathan's dad seems dumbfounded: "It would even make more sense maybe if he brought a plastic gun that looked like a real gun or something, but it was his finger." (Almost exactly a year ago, a Georgia teacher was suspended over a finger gun of his own.)
One of my nieces from northern Utah is on her way here, and I’m looking forward to seeing her. Today is the anniversary of her mother’s death, and I am still sad about it.
Still, I’ve been able to keep in contact with most of her (my SIL/cousin/friend) kids (all but two are on facebook) and THEIR kids, so that’s a good thing.
One of the girls posted a vid clip of one of her brothers, and it was him with his mom when he was about 6-9 months old. It was so cute! Made my screen blurry, though. :o[
How nice that you’ll get to see more family members!
Frank just came inside and told me he was hungry. “Can I have a banana?” “Wash your hands first.” “I changed my mind about the whole food thing.”
*shrug*
yes, I lied and was for a good cause.
If have learned anything over the course of my life. Sometimes one must lie and then tell the truth.
and down the road ... the Breeze!!! WHOOO HA!!!
I have literally hundreds of cousins, aunts, uncles, in laws, and other extended family members. I don’t know a single one of them, and the last
time I saw one of my cousins was 52 years ago when my aunt (mom’s sis) brought her son and daughter to visit in California from New Jersey.
If my life depended on it, I couldn’t tell you how to contact any of them at all. My older siblings, all but one now dead, had relationships with
those people, our cousins, but since I was a generation behind them, they never included me.
I doubt seriously if any of them even remembers that I ever existed. I have Bryan and no one else.
One of those am requesting back my bullets!
Thank You, Cyber! WHOOOO!!!
LOL! Whoever would have thought that starvation was the lesser of two evils, the other being clean?
This niece is contemplating moving to southern Utah, as the temperature inversions where she lives cause a lot of lung distress for her during the winter. I won’t recommend Vegas, but I will tell her how much I like where I’m living!
The death of my sister-in-law was the catalyst for the recent communication. The last contact with any of them was in 1981, when my mother died.
I’ve tried to keep in touch with siblings, but if they don’t respond, there isn’t much I can do.
Since I have the genealogies, I feel it important that I keep in touch.
I’m so glad you have Bryan! *hug*
Guess I can type ‘wookie’ once more?
May I? I’ll return to that thread!!!
Not if that’s why your posts got yanked! No point in antagonizing the AM.
10-4, okay will sit over in the corner. Yes, was why was yanked twice.
Thank You for the Freedom, Cyber!!! ... mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch, mooch. Is required.... I’ll remember.
Guess is a Thought cannot change ... The Lord says I’m to blame.
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