Kids in trouble for using "imaginary" guns

Mad Max · May 16, 2002, 06:56 PM

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/den/...14-110542.html

Boys Get In Trouble For Playing With Finger Guns
4th Graders' Game Of Army Vs. Aliens Violated School's Zer- Tolerance Policy
Updated: 6:03 p.m. MDT May 14, 2002

DENVER -- Seven fourth graders in the Cherry Creek School District were given detention for a week after they were caught using their fingers as imaginary weapons, a newspaper reported Monday.

The incident took place March 25 at Dry Creek Elementary School, 7NEWS reported.

The boys were playing soldiers-versus-aliens during lunch when a playground monitor pulled them all aside and brought them to the principal's office because they displayed violent and aggressive behavior during the game, said Mary Terch, executive director of elementary education for Cherry Creek Schools.

Principal Darci Mickle said that what the boys did, even though it may have been horseplay, violated the school's zero tolerance policy.

She called all of their parents to pick them up early from school and gave them lunchtime detention for the week after they returned from spring break, the Times reported.

The boys' parents said the incident is an example of post-Columbine zero-tolerance run amok.

They are also furious that she asked the boys if their families kept guns at home.

Charles Andrew, the father of one of the boys, said Mickle's line of questioning violated the family's private lives.

"It's none of her business," he told the paper. "If she wants to know that, she needs to ask me, not Connor."

The school district stands behind the principal's action.

Why the hell did she ask if they kept guns at home?
What is she gonna do if they said yes? This lady needs to be fired. Unbelievable.

Destructo6 · May 16, 2002, 07:17 PM

I'd keep my kid at home for a week and let him play as many video games as he can stand.

Right now, I feel like giving her a finger of a different sort.

Brian Gibbons · May 16, 2002, 07:44 PM

In all fairness, we must consider what the principle was thinking. Perhaps she felt the children where using imaginary over capacity magazines on weapons fitted with make-believe pistol grips and flash suppressors. It could only be that her intentions where to prevent the horrific suffering of pretend injuries caused by non-existant bullets. I say 'Zero Tolerance' is worth it if it saves only one ficticious alien ...

blades67 · May 16, 2002, 09:29 PM

That woman needs to become unemployed ASAP!:barf: If a school pulls that crap with my kids I'll bankrupt the school district with litigation.

:barf:

foghornl · May 17, 2002, 06:20 AM

Brian nailed the problem..."...what the principal was thinking.....". The principal wasn't thinking, simply hiding behind the "Zero Tolerance Policy". Just as most of the far-left socialists do, hide behind a policy, because they are too chicken-sh** or too morally and ethically bankrupt to do the right thing.

Now the right thing to do is for this POS to move to somewhere that can appreciate her values, like Peking. And the citizenry to boot out that entire "skool bored"

badboybob · May 17, 2002, 07:22 AM

Idiocy is alive and well.

May 16, 2002, 06:56 PM	#1
Mad Max Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 102	Kids in trouble for using "imaginary" guns http://www.thedenverchannel.com/den/...14-110542.html Boys Get In Trouble For Playing With Finger Guns 4th Graders' Game Of Army Vs. Aliens Violated School's Zer- Tolerance Policy Updated: 6:03 p.m. MDT May 14, 2002 DENVER -- Seven fourth graders in the Cherry Creek School District were given detention for a week after they were caught using their fingers as imaginary weapons, a newspaper reported Monday. The incident took place March 25 at Dry Creek Elementary School, 7NEWS reported. The boys were playing soldiers-versus-aliens during lunch when a playground monitor pulled them all aside and brought them to the principal's office because they displayed violent and aggressive behavior during the game, said Mary Terch, executive director of elementary education for Cherry Creek Schools. Principal Darci Mickle said that what the boys did, even though it may have been horseplay, violated the school's zero tolerance policy. She called all of their parents to pick them up early from school and gave them lunchtime detention for the week after they returned from spring break, the Times reported. The boys' parents said the incident is an example of post-Columbine zero-tolerance run amok. They are also furious that she asked the boys if their families kept guns at home. Charles Andrew, the father of one of the boys, said Mickle's line of questioning violated the family's private lives. "It's none of her business," he told the paper. "If she wants to know that, she needs to ask me, not Connor." The school district stands behind the principal's action. Why the hell did she ask if they kept guns at home? What is she gonna do if they said yes? This lady needs to be fired. Unbelievable. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "I don't mind it when stupid people say stupid things. Stupid people should be encouraged to say stupid things, that way we always know who the stupid people are." ~ Ted Nugent - Fox News, 2002. "A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." [Albert Einstein, "Religion and Science", New York Times Magazine, 9 November 1930]

May 16, 2002, 07:17 PM	#2
Destructo6 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 1999 Location: Nogales, AZ USA Posts: 4,001	I'd keep my kid at home for a week and let him play as many video games as he can stand. Right now, I feel like giving her a finger of a different sort. __________________ God gave you a soul. Your parents, a body. Your country, a rifle. Keep all of them clean.

May 16, 2002, 07:44 PM	#3
Brian Gibbons Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2001 Posts: 388	Try and look at it from the principle's point of view... In all fairness, we must consider what the principle was thinking. Perhaps she felt the children where using imaginary over capacity magazines on weapons fitted with make-believe pistol grips and flash suppressors. It could only be that her intentions where to prevent the horrific suffering of pretend injuries caused by non-existant bullets. I say 'Zero Tolerance' is worth it if it saves only one ficticious alien ...

May 16, 2002, 09:29 PM	#4
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	That woman needs to become unemployed ASAP!:barf: If a school pulls that crap with my kids I'll bankrupt the school district with litigation. :barf: __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.

May 17, 2002, 06:20 AM	#5
foghornl Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,354	Brian nailed the problem..."...what the principal was thinking.....". The principal wasn't thinking, simply hiding behind the "Zero Tolerance Policy". Just as most of the far-left socialists do, hide behind a policy, because they are too chicken-sh** or too morally and ethically bankrupt to do the right thing. Now the right thing to do is for this POS to move to somewhere that can appreciate her values, like Peking. And the citizenry to boot out that entire "skool bored"

May 17, 2002, 07:22 AM	#6
badboybob Member Join Date: May 7, 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 34	Idiocy is alive and well.