A judge upheld the harsh punishment of a student for “disruptive” classroom behavior.
In almost any other circumstance, you’d read that previous sentence and wonder what all the fuss is about. After all, making sure students do not engage in inappropriate or even dangerous behavior is something that we expect educators to do. But when you consider what the school in question decided was “disruptive” behavior, you’ll understand why people are raising such a fuss.
Back in 2013, second grader Joshua Welch chewed a pastry he brought for breakfast into the shape of a gun, pretending to fire it as young boys are wont to. That would have been the end of it, hadn’t administrators took it upon themselves to investigate this serious matter and conclude that Welch had committed a major offense.
As punishment for this act of infamy, the school suspended the hapless student, a punishment regarded as disproportionate by many but somehow found reasonable by a circuit judge.
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Indeed, sad day for America when criminals run/ ruin everything.
Ray Martinez, I am NOT a moron because I like, use and own guns. They are a very big part of MY heritage. I don’t have to surrender MY 2nd amendmeant rights to suit you. And rightfully so neither does this child or his family. That being said, it’s a pot tart. A stupid pop tart, and you call us morons.
Kellogg should be sued for producing a product that can be chewed into the shape that could resemble a gun
Then the state of Florida is SO screwed…
I used to melt my plastic army men with a magnifying glass,boy am I glad I didn’t grow up into dr evil and make a giant magnifying glass and melt real army men
Stupidity squared.
Stupidest things happen every day in this country!!
This is so stupid.
Wow, another judge with no common sense.
WHAT THE F@@2K you got to be Kidding that jusge needs to be committed