A second-grader's drawing of a stick figure shooting a gun earned him a one-day school suspension.
Kyle Walker, 7, was suspended last week for violating Dennis Township Primary School's zero-tolerance policy on guns, the boy's mother, Shirley McDevitt, told The Press of Atlantic City.
Kyle gave the picture to another child on the school bus, and that child's parents complained about it to school officials, McDevitt said. Her son told her the drawing was of a water gun, she said
I think the world needs a reality check. I hope the parents sue the hell outta their childs school. and the other childs parents. This is pure insanity IMO
2007-10-20 11:50:00 · 18 answers · asked by isotope2007 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
I said they should sue them because it seems to be the ONLY thing people like this understand - IMO anyhow
2007-10-20 12:12:17 · update #1
The zero-tolerance thing has been carried to such extremes that I think it should be renamed zero-brains.
Someone wrote a letter to the editor of our newspaper about a month or so ago, complaining about a picture of a youngster learning to shoot skeet. She said the newspaper was espousing violence. WHAT?
This was one of the rare occasions my hubby agreed with me on the subject of guns. If you're going to have a gun, teach your child to respect it and how to use it safely! Take the mystery out of it.
OK. I'm off my soapbox.
2007-10-20 12:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by felines 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think it's sad that this is what our world has come to. It is so hard to be a kid today, whatever you do is going to upset someone. How about they teach the kids values, respect for themselves and one another, kindness, tolerance, I could go on and on. If they believe this child was wrong, what benefit is the suspension? Either he will feel-'alright if I misbehave I get a day off school or I'm such a bad guy they don't even want me in school'. Neither option accomplishes anything productive. It would be better to explain to the child why this may not be appropriate and give him other ideas for better choices on what to draw the next time.
2007-10-20 21:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is everything "sue, sue, sue" anymore!! If a mistake was made by the school would not a simple apology suffice?
Yeah, you're right, this is pure insanity and a fine example of how WE right wrongs....no wonder there are so many fat lawyers out there!!!
Only in America!!!
2007-10-20 19:06:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Isotope, the kid was not politically correct. That is what I am told.
I agree with you. It was probably very innocent on the child's part. If this was the 1950s or early 60s, we'd all be in jail. We played with cap guns, water pistols, and handguns that the Lone Ranger or other TV cowboys used and what the Rifleman used. It is truly a very sad world we live in today. No room for innocence anymore because the world is such a violent place to live.
2007-10-20 18:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you completely. There are some good teachers out there. My kids have had two or three but for the most part it seems that these supposedly ''highly'' educated people do not have any common sense what so ever. It almost seems that the qualifications needed to educate our children are way to low.
2007-10-20 22:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What next? Our thoughts monitored. The USA has gotten ridiculous on everything. No wonder children are getting messed up. Everyone's telling them something different. What's right for one parent is wrong for another. We need to get our values back and less government involved in our personal lives.
2007-10-20 19:28:54 · answer #6 · answered by rem552000 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
OMG what next. That is ridiculous. Those parents are paranoid. And the school should have investigated it further before punishing Kyle. too bad the world has to be like this.
2007-10-20 18:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Please don't blame the school. I work at a school and we're always between a rock and a hard spot. If you suspend a child for drawing a picture of a gun the parents are mad. If you don't do anything and they come back later and shoot someone the school is really in trouble. It's not the school, it's the world we live in.
2007-10-20 19:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by Pearl 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Isotope: I like your new avatar. Yes,
I read this and it is ridiculous. The
problem is that teachers have a set of
rules they MUST abide by. They are
not allowed to second-guess any
motivations, If the rule says "no guns",
then those kids can't even think or talk
about guns. No, it doesn't make a
lick of sense but our world is getting
wierd.
2007-10-20 23:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Little boys have a thing about guns, and to draw one is not against any policy that I know of. It is getting more crazy all the time.
2007-10-20 19:09:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋