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School suspends boy for sketching gun
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| 8/22/07
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Posted on 08/22/2007 12:48:50 PM PDT by redstates4ever
Chandler school officials have suspended a 13-year-old boy for sketching a picture that resembled a gun, saying it posed a threat to classmates.
But parents of the Payne Junior High School student said the drawing was a harmless doodle of a fake laser, and school officials overreacted.
"I just can't believe that there wasn't another way to resolve this," said Paula Mosteller, the boy's mother. "He's so upset. The school made him feel like he committed a crime. They are doing more damage than good."
The Mostellers said the drawing did not show blood, bullets, injuries, or target any human. They said it was just a drawing that resembled a gun.
But Payne Junior High administrators thought the sketch was enough of a threat and gave the boy a five-day suspension, later reduced to three days.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: art; banglist; discipline; zerotolerance
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School suspends boy for sketching a gun *ping*
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:50:22 PM PDT
by
redstates4ever
("Liberals love America like O.J loved Nicole." Ann Coulter)
To: redstates4ever
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:50:26 PM PDT
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: rightinthemiddle
I wonder what the odds are those administrators have always voted only Democrat?
Gee, I wonder... /sarc
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:51:22 PM PDT
by
redstates4ever
("Liberals love America like O.J loved Nicole." Ann Coulter)
To: redstates4ever
Ridiculous
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:51:41 PM PDT
by
Toadman
((molon labe))
To: rightinthemiddle
What would the penalty be if he drew pictures of a male celebrating the diversity of same sex relations? Would there even be a penalty?
To: redstates4ever
You gotta be kidding me. Good for this boy’s parents for standing up for him. “...a sketch of a fake laser...” I wonder if he pointed it at someone and said, “zap”.
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:52:05 PM PDT
by
scan58
(Diversity results in a collection of unconnected individuals.)
To: redstates4ever
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:52:07 PM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims.Kill all child molesters RFN!)
To: DCBryan1
But you know he was “thinking” about a gun, and right there is enough....
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:52:47 PM PDT
by
redstates4ever
("Liberals love America like O.J loved Nicole." Ann Coulter)
To: redstates4ever
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:53:19 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: redstates4ever
“resembled a gun”
Now let’s hold on folks, maybe this kid was a real crappy artist.
That, of course, was a joke.
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:53:47 PM PDT
by
Natchez Hawk
(What's so funny about the first, second, and fourth Amendments?)
To: DCBryan1
I hope he doesn’t draw a mushroom anytime soon!
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:53:52 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(The Libtards are spoiling for a big fight!)
To: rightinthemiddle
Uh, oh. Can suspensions be retroactive? I don't think I had a schoolbook I didn't doodle in, drawing guns, cowboys & Indians (I'm almost 64). Does this mean someone can get my school records are retroactively nullify my diploma?
Oh, the horror.
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:53:58 PM PDT
by
bcsco
("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.")
To: redstates4ever
One can only imagine the praise if the drawing would have been of two men engaged in butt-sex.
To: Dilbert San Diego
This is scary...I almost posted the same thing!
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:54:28 PM PDT
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: rightinthemiddle
I throw up my hands.
You shouldn't have eaten them in the first place.
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:54:57 PM PDT
by
Jaysun
(It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
To: redstates4ever
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:55:56 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(FDT/2008 -- talk about it >> irc://irc.freenode.net/fredthompson)
To: redstates4ever
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:56:19 PM PDT
by
JamesP81
(Keep your friends close; keep your enemies at optimal engagement range)
To: redstates4ever
To: redstates4ever
This was in Arizona? Didn’t that used to be considered “The Wild West”? Looks like the PC monster lives. What BS.
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posted on
08/22/2007 12:56:55 PM PDT
by
mc5cents
(Show me just what Mohammd brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman)
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