Wow. What a dumb society we live in: Arizona School Suspends 13-Year-Old Boy for Drawing Gun
Officials at an Arizona school suspended a 13-year-old boy for sketching what looked like a gun, saying the action posed a threat to his classmates.
The boy's parents said the drawing was a harmless doodle and school officials overreacted.
"The school made him feel like he committed a crime. They are doing more damage than good," said the boy's mother, Paula Mosteller.
The drawing did not show blood, bullets, injuries or target any human, the parents said. And the East Valley Tribune reported that the boy said he did not intend for the picture to be a threat.
Administrators of Payne Junior High in nearby Chandler suspended the boy on Monday for five days but later reduced it to three days.
I'd never make it through school were I a youngster today. I was constantly doodling, and I often drew pictures based on whatever WWII action movie I saw on Saturday afternoon television.
My schoolbooks were filled with drawing like the following:
What scares me is the fact that my drawing skills remain at my 9-year-old level.
Gleaned from Blue Crab Boulevard.
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