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WinkyDink

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53. So much for my Roy Rogers gun and holster!

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 04:06 PM

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5-Year-Old Threatened With Suspension For Making Gun Out Of Legos [View all] n2doc Feb 2013 OP

my kid got a warning -- alert the media! n/t Enrique Feb 2013 #1

Yeah, I know. randome Feb 2013 #10

Cause this zero tolerance policy is stupid nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #12

Next: expulsion for drawing a picture of a gun - held by a cowboy on a horse. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #24

I think that has actually happened in the past. eom Purveyor Feb 2013 #27

I drew such when growing up nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #57

Nadin I remember reading some where AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #67

I know, a few believe it's ok nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #69

I read it again and noticed something i had missed Enrique Feb 2013 #29

And you think there should have even been a warning? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #56

think of it like a dress code Enrique Feb 2013 #60

And in this you think a five year old knows nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #62

At least they didn't suspend him summarily. aikoaiko Feb 2013 #2

When is this nonsense going to stop? Teachers and schools DESTROY their own reputations Nay Feb 2013 #3

No one called the cops. Robb Feb 2013 #8

Yes, blame thd teachers obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #21

The teacher has to carry out the HappyMe Feb 2013 #32

I know this specific incident didn't involve cops -- but the last few incidents here on DU did. I Nay Feb 2013 #37

In 3rd grade me and my friends used to draw war and super hero battles The Straight Story Feb 2013 #4

You've got sort of a a gun-lovin' Andy Rooney thing going, huh? Robb Feb 2013 #9

We also made ashtrays out of clay for our parents The Straight Story Feb 2013 #17

"Was" marions ghost Feb 2013 #23

Question is why now and not then? The Straight Story Feb 2013 #26

Times have changed marions ghost Feb 2013 #28

Thankfully, yes. Society is changing. For the better. It's called "PROGRESS". KittyWampus Feb 2013 #42

This is hysteria newfie11 Feb 2013 #5

Maybe it was more of an Open Carry violation. nt joeunderdog Feb 2013 #63

Lol nt newfie11 Feb 2013 #71

I don't like how the topic of guns has become a moral panic. Dash87 Feb 2013 #73

Perhaps it would have been better for the enlightenment Feb 2013 #6

This article is nonsense. Observe: Robb Feb 2013 #7

The difference is between giving his mother a warning and giving the child a warning. Bandit Feb 2013 #15

Perhaps I've just interacted with the age group more recently than most. Robb Feb 2013 #22

yeah, that's pretty funny Enrique Feb 2013 #30

Indicates to me there's a bias in the story against the warning. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #44

the legos just stacked into an L shape 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #11

Yeah, but if he'd made a real gun, joeybee12 Feb 2013 #13

Where in my son's class (7th grade art), a kid made marshallow shooters for everyone woodsprite Feb 2013 #14

For good marks when I was in elementary you school you could choose trinkets froma box Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #16

Paranoia can be good marions ghost Feb 2013 #25

Ah yes, obviously, that construction of Legos could become a deadly weapon at any moment! n/t backscatter712 Feb 2013 #34

Yes, absolutely. RC Feb 2013 #58

Today it's just a toy gun made from Legos Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #72

I didn't even know what a gun looked like when I was 5... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #18

Schools that bend over too far backwards will soon learn that they have no spine derby378 Feb 2013 #19

Damned straight. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #36

I remember those rjj621 Feb 2013 #41

Sorry, but that is impossible. n/t Ashgrey77 Feb 2013 #64

This is just dumb. HappyMe Feb 2013 #20

my son likes to draw action heroes backtoblue Feb 2013 #31

Totally ridiculous. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #33

Man, this is serious. Biden better get on this stuff fadedrose Feb 2013 #35

We should ban assault Legos - especially the high-capacity ones derby378 Feb 2013 #50

Fun with Legos Remmah2 Feb 2013 #38

Are school administrators required to shed common sense at the school house door? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #39

Zero tolerance is license for authoritarian assholes to jerk people around on a whim. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #43

Ever work with the public? I and my family have for many decades. Make an exception for one KittyWampus Feb 2013 #45

That's when you tell the next person. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #48

This is the type of anecdotal story that will make FOX News. kentuck Feb 2013 #40

Bullshit story about a whiny foxnews parent Viking12 Feb 2013 #46

Local Paper Account 4Q2u2 Feb 2013 #47

OH MY GOD!!! backscatter712 Feb 2013 #49

The People 4Q2u2 Feb 2013 #52

+1 n/t rjj621 Feb 2013 #54

Funny, when I was five, gun gestures didn't bother me. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #65

School on alert! lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #51

So much for my Roy Rogers gun and holster! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #53

Reminds me of the old joke about the guy getting the Rorschach test. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #55

Yes, the intolerance expressed by schools is ridiculous. randome Feb 2013 #59

Good. They need to learn early that guns are evil and they will not be tolerated. bowens43 Feb 2013 #61

I guess those school administrators will learn them there youngin's guardian Feb 2013 #66

Guns are bad, mkay. Ashgrey77 Feb 2013 #68

Oops! That will be my great grandson. He is very creative with legos. jwirr Feb 2013 #70