Autistic boy draws a cartoon bomb, school officials suspend him

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'An autistic boy at Hillcrest Middle School in Greenville, S.C. was suspended for drawing a cartoonish bomb and showing his friends, reports MSN Now on Oct. 16. Rhett Parham, much like other young boys, enjoys the classic video game Bomber Man and drew a picture of an old style kettle bomb with a fuse. His innocent drawing ignited some real controversy however after older boys at the school blew him in.
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“They actually reiterated to me they knew he was non-violent,” said Parham. “They knew he was not actually having a bomb, creating or making a bomb. But that they could not go without making an example of him and without having some type of action because they were worried about their perception. Perception is actually the word he used. He, a school official, said ‘Perception is reality, Rhett, and the parents will perceive maybe you have a bomb or you’re violent.’”'