Michigan 6-Year-Old Suspended From School for Making Gun With Hand
Yeah, OK. I was all set to be all over the kid's side for being repressed by the evil school district and its zero-tolerance policy.
But here's the only problem with that:
School officials also told the paper that Mason had been warned repeatedly against pretending to aim his hand at students but continued the behavior over several months.
At that point the kid isn't being cute, he's being disruptive. He's six years old and he should know better than to keep pushing the envelope, regardless of what his mother says.
So the principal used the time-honored method of behavior modification: He sent the kid home, where it's hoped he'll have a time-out to think about why disruptive behavior in school is wrong. And if his mother has any sense, she'll explain it to him instead of making excuses for him.
I'm glad you can read. I missed it due to laziness.
The way it was characterized, it was difficult to tell. The media made it sound like it was a one-off, zero-tolerance, anti-gun thing. The school's response to the contrary was nearly overlooked.
The headline should have read, "Michigan 6-Year-Old Suspended From School for Being a Fucking Asshole Whose Mother Doesn't Understand the Concept of Discipline".