Posted on 05/30/2013 6:31:28 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PALMER, Mass., - A Massachusetts woman said officials at her son's school have backed off plans to discipline the kindergartener for bringing a Lego gun on the school bus.
Mieke Crane said she was initially told her son would have to write a letter of apology to the school bus driver, serve detention Tuesday and face suspension from the school bus for bringing the Lego gun -- which is slightly larger than a quarter -- on the bus to Old Mill Pond Elementary School in Palmer Friday morning, WGGB-TV, Springfield, Mass., reported Wednesday.
"I think they overreacted totally. I totally do," Crane said.
She said another student yelled to the driver that the boy had a gun.
"She said he caused quite a disturbance on the bus and that the children were traumatized," Crane said.
Crane and the other child's mother, who did not want to be identified, said they believe the school is sending the wrong message with the punishment.
The principal of the school declined to speak with WGGB-TV, but Crane said she has since spoken to the official and her son will not be punished.
Over a toy Lego gun? The bus driver should never be allowed to drive a bus again (overreacted idiot) and the principal should write an apology letter to the parents of this child. This is beyond stupid....
Assault weapon! Assault weapon!
(If he puts it down and you step on it, you could fall and break your neck ;-)
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With this latest instance it becomes glaringly obvious that these school administrator's policies towards all things "gun" has nothing to do with the safety or the delicate sensibilities of the children in their charge. It has everything to do with indoctrinating and teaching the children...as young as possible...that guns are evil, guns are bad and if they think otherwise they will be ground under the boot heel of Fascism.
“She said he caused quite a disturbance on the bus and that the children were traumatized,” Crane said.
Instilling irrational fear in children and adults, so that they fearfully obey radical state dictates, is how fascists and communists have always operated for power. They should be giving the kid who ratted out a lego gun a hard time for being an idiot. Hate (diversity racism) and fear is what liberals use in service to unconstitutional, centralized power.
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