handcuffing was an overreaction, HOWEVER a quick look at the picture, it does look like it could be something dangerous. If they were not careful enough it could have been a real problem. Plus, his teacher told him that he shouldn’t have brought it to school. If that were the case, as well, why didn’t that teacher keep it locked up for him?
If a kid gets in trouble for taking a bite out of a pop tart to make it look like a gun, then this kid got what he deserved for flirting with the line of insanity.
Teachers can get in deep trouble for hiding things like this from administration.