Kid suspended for drawing a gun

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm imagining a teacher correcting homework papers all alone in a classroom by herself after all the kids have left. Could be scary.
:shrug:

Perhaps it warranted a sit down with the school counselor to remind him of what's appropriate when. Perhaps. But suspension?

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Perhaps it warranted a sit down with the school counselor to remind him of what's appropriate when. Perhaps. But suspension?

It's exactly what it warranted.

By suspending him, IMO, they could be creating an adversarial relationship between the boy and "authority." They've taught the boy nothing by suspending him (except, perhaps, that those in authority (which I agree) are often a bunch of clueless, reactionary idiots).

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Perhaps it warranted a sit down with the school counselor to remind him of what's appropriate when. Perhaps. But suspension?

Perhaps nothing, that should have been step one. Without a doubt.
I understand their zero tolerance thing. I do. Better that then doing something after the fact after this kid did something. Everyone would be saying, 'Why didn't the school address this beforehand?'
I can assure you that he nor his classmates will be doing that again.

As a kid, I wasn't allowed to draw/doodle on anything I was turning in. Especially homework. Granted, I'm not saying that the kid should have been suspended just for that. But since when is doodling on homework acceptable?

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Perhaps nothing, that should have been step one. Without a doubt.
I understand their zero tolerance thing. I do. Better that then doing something after the fact after this kid did something. Everyone would be saying, 'Why didn't the school address this beforehand?'

For me, if this kid turns out to be the kind to return with a gun at any point later in his life, I'd be asking "Why didn't the school address this better?" I might even cite that his suspension helped to create who he became.

Sure, better than nothing - but barely.