Trey Smith
The family of a Pennsylvania kindergartner suspended from school for talking about a soap bubble toy gun is protesting her punishment and wants her record cleared, an attorney for the family said on Monday.
The unidentified 5-year-old child from Mount Carmel in eastern Pennsylvania was suspended after she talked on January 10 about a Hello Kitty Bubble Gun while waiting for a bus after school, said attorney Robin Ficker.
According to the attorney, the little girl said to a friend: "I'm going to shoot you and I will shoot myself, and we'll all play together."
Her comments were overheard by an adult who reported them to the school, he said.~ from Family Protests Suspension of Child Over Toy Gun Talk by Dave Warner ~
If the rendition of events told by the lawyer is accurate, suspending this child seems a bit outrageous. It would seem to represent a severe overreaction.
On the other hand, I find it disturbing that a 5 year old would so flippantly talk about shooting a friend and herself. That right there says volumes about our society. It says that violence and shooting have permeated almost every level.
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