This Is Going A Bit Too Far Protecting The Kids I Think

Far cry from the days of my youth that weren't that long ago but seem like a different universe compared to what's going on out there today. I'm all for doing everything we can to watch out for the children and providing a safe learning environment for each and every student, but this is just ridiculous and where does it all end?

New Jersey 2nd-grader suspended from school for drawing stick figure with gun:

CANOE -- CNEWS - World: "DENNIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A second-grader's drawing of a stick figure shooting a gun earned him a one-day school suspension. Kyle Walker, 7, was suspended last week for violating Dennis Township Primary School's zero-tolerance policy on guns, the boy's mother, Shirley McDevitt, told The Press of Atlantic City."

Kyle gave the picture to another child on the school bus, and that child's parents complained about it to school officials, McDevitt said. Her son told her the drawing was of a water gun, she said.

A photocopy of the picture provided by McDevitt showed two stick figures with one pointing a crude-looking gun at the other, the newspaper said. What appeared to be the word "me" was written above the shooter, with another name scribbled above the other figure.

School officials declined to comment Friday. A message left at the superintendent's office Saturday was not returned.

Kyle drew other pictures, including a skateboarder, King Tut, a ghost, a tree and a Cyclops, the newspaper reported.

Granted drawing this type of picture is kind of troubling seeing that he is pointing the gun at someone else and has their names on it, but come on, the kid is in the 2nd grade. This could indicate a problem up the road but there are other ways at this age to get the point across I would think.

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