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School accused of trying to 'demonize' student in 'pastry gun' suspension
FoxNews.com ^ | Apr 30. 2014

Posted on 04/30/2014 5:00:43 AM PDT by KeyLargo

School accused of trying to 'demonize' student in 'pastry gun' suspension Published April 30, 2014 FoxNews.com

The attorney for a Maryland boy who was suspended after shaping a pastry into a gun says school administrators are trying to "demonize" him in their bid to fight an appeal to have the punishment erased from his school record.

Joshua Welch, 9, was suspended from Park Elementary School in Baltimore for two days in March 2013 after his second-grade teacher accused him of chewing his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun.

The case received national media attention and led to legislative efforts in Maryland and other states to prohibit suspending students for having imaginary and toy guns.

School official have denied the family's attempts to have the suspension removed from Joshua's school record, prompting an appeal heard Tuesday by a school system-appointed hearing examiner, The Baltimore Sun reported.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: arth; banglist; education; govtabuse; guncontrol; guns; school; teacher; tyranny; zerotolerance
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To: Orangedog

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE CHILD ABUSE. “CONSERVATIVES” WHO SEND THEIR CHILDREN THERE ARE EDUCATION WELFARE QUEENS AND TRAITORS TO FREEDOM AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Subtle enough?


21 posted on 04/30/2014 6:57:21 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Jack Hammer
The school is Psycho.

The whole society is psycho. This is just one small manifestation of it.

22 posted on 04/30/2014 7:09:53 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: Dr. Sivana

Oh, God. I’m so traumatized. That’s the scariest looking gun I’ve ever seen. Oh, my lord....


23 posted on 04/30/2014 7:40:55 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: GBA

In the 70s I remember, during pheasant season it wasn’t unusual to see shotguns in the back windows of pickups in the high school parking lot.


I moved to rural KY from Seattle three years ago. In a very real way (an very GOOD ways) I feel like I’ve gone back in time 50 years. In my area, everyone is driving around on the public roads on quad runners, and it is not unusual to see people driving around with people in the back of their pickups.

There is a “feeling” that the government chooses to butt out of your life unless you are causing a REAL (as opposed to perceived) problem.


24 posted on 04/30/2014 7:43:47 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: KeyLargo
It's time for the Federal Government to get out the "Education Business". The Federal Government is corrupt and it's corrupting our future generations. All schools should be the property of their respective States.

All States should manage their own education curriculum. All taxes collected for education should go directly to the States and NOT the Federal Government.

Ban Common Core. Mandate Mathematics, Science, Computer skills, Reading and Comprehension, History and English. Hold back students that haven't made sufficient progress in these courses. If you can't read, you don't graduate, period.

25 posted on 04/30/2014 7:47:10 AM PDT by 41Thunder (It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.)
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To: achilles2000

It’s a good start.


26 posted on 04/30/2014 7:59:57 AM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: Jack Hammer

I own 2 caulking guns & a hot glue gun.

What laws am I breaking???


27 posted on 04/30/2014 8:07:34 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles
"I own 2 caulking guns & a hot glue gun. What laws am I breaking???"

These are pink and not as scary....

28 posted on 04/30/2014 9:07:53 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: cuban leaf
"In the 70s I remember, during pheasant season it wasn’t unusual to see shotguns in the back windows of pickups in the high school parking lot."

I like this gun rack...

29 posted on 04/30/2014 9:11:08 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


30 posted on 04/30/2014 7:56:55 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The PASSING LANE is for PASSING, not DAWDLING)
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To: KeyLargo; CGASMIA68
VINTAGE WEAR EVER COOKIE GUN 3365 - NEW IN BOX!

I still have my mom's. No box, though.

31 posted on 05/01/2014 8:04:32 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: metmom; wintertime; JenB; Tired of Taxes

If he had made it the shape of genitals, they’d be giving him an award.


32 posted on 10/07/2014 2:15:34 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: cuban leaf

You sound like my son. He quietly told off the superintendent during graduation ceremony as she handed him his diploma He wasn’t rude or vulgar but afterwards she quit passing them out and retired to her fold up chair.

The issue was over how a STEAM program was mishandled.

There are some teachers who would like to shake his hand. The woman is not very popular with faculty


33 posted on 10/07/2014 2:24:24 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: moovova

Lol!

(mooned)


34 posted on 10/07/2014 2:26:17 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: KeyLargo; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; Aggie Mama; agrace; ...

ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL

This ping list is for the “other” articles of interest to homeschoolers about education and public school. This can occasionally be a fairly high volume list. Articles pinged to the Another Reason to Homeschool List will be given the keyword of ARTH. (If I remember. If I forget, please feel free to add it yourself)

The main Homeschool Ping List handles the homeschool-specific articles. I hold both the Homeschool Ping List and the Another Reason to Homeschool Ping list. Please freepmail me to let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from either list, or both.

35 posted on 10/07/2014 6:35:15 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: KeyLargo

And it fires 13 different types of COOKIES!


36 posted on 10/07/2014 6:37:32 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Jack Hammer

I bet when he goes to buy a shotgun when he is 26 he will be denied because of this weapons related offense.


37 posted on 10/07/2014 8:03:35 PM PDT by arthurus
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