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Related: About this forum11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns
OWINGS, MD -- The father of a middle schooler in Calvert County, Md. says his 11-year-old son was suspended for 10 days for merely talking about guns on the bus ride home.
Bruce Henkelman of Huntingtown says his son, a sixth grader at Northern Middle School in Owings, was talking with friends about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre when the bus driver hauled him back to school to be questioned by the principal, Darrel Prioleau.
"The principal told me that with what happened at Sandy Hook if you say the word 'gun' in my school you are going to get suspended for 10 days," Henkelman said in an interview with WMAL.com.
So what did the boy say? According to his father, he neither threatened nor bullied anyone. "He said, I wish I had a gun to protect everyone. He wanted to defeat the bad guys. That's the context of what he said," Henkelman said. "He wanted to be the hero."
Bruce Henkelman of Huntingtown says his son, a sixth grader at Northern Middle School in Owings, was talking with friends about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre when the bus driver hauled him back to school to be questioned by the principal, Darrel Prioleau.
"The principal told me that with what happened at Sandy Hook if you say the word 'gun' in my school you are going to get suspended for 10 days," Henkelman said in an interview with WMAL.com.
So what did the boy say? According to his father, he neither threatened nor bullied anyone. "He said, I wish I had a gun to protect everyone. He wanted to defeat the bad guys. That's the context of what he said," Henkelman said. "He wanted to be the hero."
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Zero tolerance plus fear of guns = mega stupidity.
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11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns (Original Post)
hack89
Jun 2013
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Kolesar
(31,182 posts)1. "That's the context of what he said," Henkelman said
Old Henkelman wasn't there. There is no account from the principal who suspended the 12 year old. There is a possibility that he was a mouthy punk who said a lot more than that. Dad has an interest to backpedal on junior's comments.
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)2. given the trend of zero tolerance
and just plain anti gun absurdity, the father's account is probably more accurate than your assumption.
premium
(3,731 posts)3. And there's the certainty that this zero tolerance shit
has gone way overboard.
BTW, where's your "NRA talking points" screed? It's usually included in your posts in this group.
rl6214
(8,142 posts)6. And you weren't there either
And we know your interest to promote gun control at all costs.
ileus
(15,396 posts)4. didn't the kid realize guns kill people...
rl6214
(8,142 posts)5. When will the stupidity end?