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Boy Suspended for Pointing Finger Like Gun
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| Kate Seamons
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.)
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: banglist; childhood; columbus; discipline; koalaoil; lvl2lookalike; molassessmiasma; monkeyfacerules; ntsa; psychology; stupidteachers; tiffanypoon; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere; waronboys; zerotolerance
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To: Lazamataz
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To: null and void
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posted on
04/10/2014 10:52:27 AM PDT
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Scoutmaster
(Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?)
To: Tax-chick
2,943
posted on
04/10/2014 10:58:54 AM PDT
by
Scoutmaster
(Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?)
To: Tax-chick
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2,944
posted on
04/10/2014 11:00:38 AM PDT
by
Silentgypsy
(Make sure she doesnÂ’t get ahold of the gom jabbar)
To: Scoutmaster
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
2,945
posted on
04/10/2014 11:06:59 AM PDT
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null and void
(The British declared war on the Tea Party. The Tea Party won! (Thanks mom!))
To: null and void
Ummm. The psychiatrist can't unless the light bulb wants to change?
Or something like that.
2,946
posted on
04/10/2014 11:34:52 AM PDT
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Scoutmaster
(Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?)
To: Lazamataz
I don’t recognize either of them, but her dress is pretty.
2,947
posted on
04/10/2014 11:48:43 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Entropy is high. Wear a hat!)
To: Scoutmaster
And we admire your public service.
2,948
posted on
04/10/2014 11:49:28 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Entropy is high. Wear a hat!)
To: Dead Corpse
Aw DANG! Now THAT’s funny! LOL!
2,949
posted on
04/10/2014 12:12:22 PM PDT
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Monkey Face
(Liberalism: Moochers electing looters to steal from producers.)
To: Monkey Face
I thought this one was pretty good too...
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To: Silentgypsy
I'm in FL near Pensacola so it is plenty humid here. When I make caramel it is pourable when hot and it solidifies as it cools. It's sugar, butter, and cream. More cream makes it less sticky on the teeth and softer. Lower temperatures are softer as well.
I think the humidity stories are really people losing control of the temperature. Chocolate is fussier than sugar wrt temperature. Chocolate will break your heart.
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04/10/2014 12:47:32 PM PDT
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Mycroft Holmes
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To: Mycroft Holmes; catpuppy
Oh? Do you know catpuppy?
2,952
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04/10/2014 1:42:34 PM PDT
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null and void
(The British declared war on the Tea Party. The Tea Party won! (Thanks mom!))
To: Monkey Face
Dam mailman came by, WITHOUT the printer. “It was too heavy, it’s on the truck, I’ll bring it by in about 15 minutes”....
2,953
posted on
04/10/2014 1:44:17 PM PDT
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null and void
(The British declared war on the Tea Party. The Tea Party won! (Thanks mom!))
To: null and void
IT’S HERE!!!!
See you in a week...
2,954
posted on
04/10/2014 1:57:30 PM PDT
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null and void
(The British declared war on the Tea Party. The Tea Party won! (Thanks mom!))
To: null and void; catpuppy
No, I don’t get out much.
2,955
posted on
04/10/2014 2:26:39 PM PDT
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Mycroft Holmes
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To: null and void
Maybe I'm being silly, but shouldn't something like this come with assembly instructions???
2,956
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04/10/2014 2:38:50 PM PDT
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null and void
(The British declared war on the Tea Party. The Tea Party won! (Thanks mom!))
To: Scoutmaster; Silentgypsy; Tax-chick; TheOldLady; cyborg
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2,957
posted on
04/10/2014 2:50:14 PM PDT
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NicknamedBob
(The weekend is here! I have so much to do that I'm exhausted already.)
To: null and void
"Maybe I'm being silly, but shouldn't something like this come with assembly instructions???" I'm not sure. What is it, a do-it-yourself gastric-bypass kit?
2,958
posted on
04/10/2014 2:52:57 PM PDT
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NicknamedBob
(The weekend is here! I have so much to do that I'm exhausted already.)
To: NicknamedBob
Even the Undead have dreams...
2,959
posted on
04/10/2014 2:57:44 PM PDT
by
cyborg
(Still married...)
To: cyborg
Considering the link I posted, your tagline is inadvertently funny.
By the way, we’re all becoming cyborgs now. I think that makes you the leader of the pack.
2,960
posted on
04/10/2014 3:03:39 PM PDT
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NicknamedBob
(The weekend is here! I have so much to do that I'm exhausted already.)
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