Ionia kindergartner suspended for making gun with hand

[thundley4]

IONIA -- To the little boy's mother, it was just a 6-year-old boy playing around.
But when Mason Jammer, a kindergarten student at Jefferson Elementary in Ionia, curled his fist into the shape of a gun Wednesday and pointed it at another student, school officials said it was no laughing matter.

They suspended Mason until Friday, saying the behavior made other students uncomfortable, said Erin Jammer, Mason's mother.
School officials allege Mason had displayed this kind of behavior for several months, despite numerous warnings.
"I do think it's too harsh for a six-year-old," said Jammer, who was previously warned that if Mason continued the practice he would be suspended. "He's six and he just likes to play."

Jammer says her son isn't violent, and there are other, more effective ways of teaching him not to make a gun with his hand.
"Maybe what you could do is take his recess away," suggested Jammer, adding her son doesn't have toy guns at home.
"He's only six and he doesn't understand any of this."

PC run amuck

What is this country coming to? 

[DefiantSix]

If some dumbass teacher/administrator decided that my son needed suspension from school for "making others feel uncomfortable" when he makes a gun out of his finger, they wouldn't need to worry about how long to make the suspension.

My son would not be going back.

[rich_t]

What is this country coming to? 

3rd world banana republic headed by a totalistic regime, with PCism run amok.

[NHSparky]

Extend your middle finger and nobody gives a damn.  Make a gun with your finger and watch them all go apeshit.

To quote Ripley, "Did IQ's just drop sharply while I was away?"

[jinxmchue]

"Zero tolerance" = zero brains.

[jinxmchue]

Extend your middle finger and nobody gives a damn.  Make a gun with your finger and watch them all go apeshit.

To quote Ripley, "Did IQ's just drop sharply while I was away?"

Best.  Observation.  Ever. 

Bonus points for the "Aliens" quote, too.