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An eight-year-old pupil has been suspended from a Florida school for using his hand to mimic a gun whilst playing the childhood game 'cops and robbers' with his friends.
Bonnie Bennett, the child's mother said she is now concerned that her son could be labeled as violent in future because his suspension will be visible on his academic record.
Speaking about the incident Ms. Bennett told television network WFTV: “He had nothing in his hand. It was a finger gun, a pretend gun. He didn't threaten violence. He didn't utter words that were inappropriate. He made a sound and used his fingers and that was it.”
Harmony Community School in Florida suspended the boy because they considered the gesture an act of violence, the network reported.
The school refused to comment specifically on the child's case but school district officials said their code of conduct prohibited children from playing with invisible guns.
www.independent.co.uk
Great, the demise of a childhood pretend game.
Bonnie Bennett, the child's mother said she is now concerned that her son could be labeled as violent in future because his suspension will be visible on his academic record.
Speaking about the incident Ms. Bennett told television network WFTV: “He had nothing in his hand. It was a finger gun, a pretend gun. He didn't threaten violence. He didn't utter words that were inappropriate. He made a sound and used his fingers and that was it.”
Harmony Community School in Florida suspended the boy because they considered the gesture an act of violence, the network reported.
The school refused to comment specifically on the child's case but school district officials said their code of conduct prohibited children from playing with invisible guns.
Eight-year-old boy suspended from school for using hand as pretend gun
Pupil was playing cops and robbers with his friend
www.independent.co.uk
Great, the demise of a childhood pretend game.
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An invisible gun?
