[Hacklehead]

I suspect the real problem is that the picture was of the boy pointing a gun at the other student. That’s what freaked out the other kids parents. It still doesnt warrant a suspension.

[TYVets]

Kyle drew other pictures, including a skateboarder, King Tut, a ghost, a tree and a Cyclops, the newspaper reported.

Yup a real harden criminal type.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I suspect the real problem is that the picture was of the boy pointing a gun at the other student. That’s what freaked out the other kids parents. It still doesnt warrant a suspension."

I think you're zeroing in on the probable reason for the suspension. It wasn't that he drew a gun in the abstract, but that the drawing apparently showed a figure - identified as himself - shooting someone, probably another student. So this isn't as crazy as it sounded, although a good talking-to probably would have been sufficient.