Kid suspended for drawing a gun

[LSPoorEeyorick]

To be fair, though, we don't know if the child had a history, and we can't know because they don't release their information. Had he made threatening remarks to a teacher or a classmate? Had he lashed out violently before?

And then I suppose it begs the question-- if someone makes a threat ("I'm going to get a gun and shoot you," for instance) and then takes passive-agressive action (say, drawing a gun on an assignment) is it still thoughtcrime? Or a valid reason to talk to and perhaps punish a child?