Posted on 12/11/2013 7:51:43 AM PST by 2nd amendment mama
Johnny Jones who attends school in Fawn Grove, Pa., was suspended from school for a day after he made an imaginary bow out of his pencil, pulled back an imaginary string and shot his imaginary arrow. That was back in October and now his parents are deciding on whether or not to bring legal action.
Ten-year-old Johnny Jones was disciplined under the school's zero-tolerance weapons policies. Apparently he asked the teacher for a pencil and while he was walking back to his seat, a classmate held his folder up like an imaginary gun and "shot" at Johnny. Johnny played along and drew his pencil and imaginary "bow" and "shot" an arrow back. A girl in the class told the teacher who then took both boys into the hall.
Johnny's mother, Beverly Jones, was contacted and explained the seriousness of using "firearms" as horseplay. The principal got involved and Jones was suspended for a day under the school's strict weapons policy because they deemed his behavior as "making a threat" to another student using a "replica or representation of a firearm".
The parents want the expulsion rescinded and the punishment taken off the boys permanent record. The school district, which is part of the South Eastern School District West, has until Friday to respond before Johnny's parents decide whether to move forward with legal action.
My teenaged son bought a cap gun at Cracker Barrel this past summer. I think I saw some last week, but I don’t remember what store. One of our children pointed them out.
These “educated professional” administrators and teachers are either too gutless or stupid to do their jobs and instead follow the zero tolerance one size fits all play book for everything they encounter in school.
They refuse to think or dare consider using commom sense in any situation. These “educators” demand more and more $$$ yet a high school graduate could follow the one size fits all drivel they pass as an education system and probably do the job as well or better than the “professional”.
You know... school board elections have got to be the very easiest to win and influence. One solution is to sue the school for damages. The other is to kick the school board out and fire the superintendent. I’m generally in favor of the second option. The last thing we need is more courts ruling what schools can and can’t do. It generally just gets worse when lawyers and judges come into the picture.
What do principals make and they can’t exercise discretion?
This is series. An imaginary friend of mine was killed by an imaginary arrow.
The taxpayers deserved to get screwed in these cases. This isn't some federal agency 500 miles away. These people are way more accessible to the vaunted taxpayers. If they don't demand that their school boards resend these zero tolerance policies or pass laws holding school employees personally accountable, then they get to pay for the damage.
Imagine a world without teachers. Looks good to me.
Yes they would, and they would know what it meant. They would long ago have been out in the streets in organized mobs replete with pitchforks, tar and feathers!
Nowadays, we just play with our iPhones and continue to pay our taxes.
It’s criminal to have an imaginary bow and arrow, but not for a teacher to seduce a student? Please explain how this is logical.
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