9-Year-Old Boy Suspended For Bringing Toy To School That Apparently Looks Like A Gun

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2013-10-03 05:29

Story here. Excerpt:

'A 9-year-old boy in Michigan has been suspended indefinitely for bringing a toy that looks like a gun to school.

Gage, a student at the Creative Montessori Academy in Southgate, reportedly brought the toy to school, showed it to his friends before class, and pointed it at a friend while saying “bang, bang.”

Gage’s parents allege that the toy didn’t even resemble a firearm, but it was merely a spinning top that he brought to school to show his friends. Also, the other students involved say that Gage never actually said “bang, bang,” and that the teacher who reported the incident was wrong.

The parents say that their son suffers from epilepsy, and that he needs to be in school in order fully comprehend reading and writing. They say the indefinite suspension is not conducive to Gage’s education and continued progression.'

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"A state wherein a group of people is managed, governed, or ruled over by some other group or class of people or person that is patently unqualified to do so due to a critical lack of wisdom, discretion, relevant knowledge, sound judgment, sufficient intelligence, or any combination thereof."

I'd say this is an example of it.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2013-10-03 22:41