key2thecup Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 ‘Paper Gun’ At School Prompts Suspension Of Philadelphia Girl A Philadelphia fifth grader was suspended for having a paper gun at school. The little girl maintains she was chastised by staff and ridiculed by her peers. The child also claims that after the piece of paper that kind of resembled a gun was found, she was searched in front of the entire class. Critics who feel the teacher overreacted wonder if the educator was checking for paper bullets in the little girl’s pockets. Melody Valentin was moved to tears when discussing the paper gun suspension during interviews. The Philadelphia fifth-grader attends Newlin Fell Elementary School. The child’s mother is still waiting on a response from the school over the matter, the New York Daily News notes. Valentin had this to say during an interview with Fox 29 News: “He [school official] yelled at me and said I shouldn’t have brought the gun to school and I kept telling him it was a paper gun, but he wouldn’t listen.” Melody’s mom, Dianna Kelly, wants to know why a school official stood over her child and reportedly stated he should “call the cops” on her. The Newlin Fell Elementary School staffer also allegedly told the little girl she could be arrested. The upset mother also noted that her daughter is having nightmares that the teacher is chasing her down the street. Melody has also been found in the bathroom crying during the early morning hours. When detailing the harassment Melody Valentin stated she endured by her classmates, she noted she had been called a murderer. The somewhat gun-shaped paper had been made by her grandpa the day prior. When another student saw the folded piece of paper, he reportedly told school officials that Melody has a paper gun. Do you think the school overreacted to the paper that resembled a gun? http://www.inquisitr...geickG9wXWSW.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 So glad I was born and raised in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Good thing she did not bring a mache knife, as someone could have got a paper cut .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 There should be no argument to throwing the book at her then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master 112 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 What a pillowing society. School Official was entirely in the wrong, but it's not their fault that the kid's completely unhardened. The mother shouldn't be giving the media an embellished story in an attempt at garnering pity/getting her way. All around a dumb story, really tired of seeing these things posted everywhere I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 this is getting ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 this is getting ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Ban paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Ban paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 So glad I was born and raised in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Glad I didn't grow up with all this nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Biggest joke is the media lapping this crap up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Any bigger and it could have been labelled an "assault weapon"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Any bigger and it could have been labelled an "assault weapon"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Surely the media is happy about this, they help create gun hysteria and have something else to report when paranoid people who watch too much of their 24/7 go off the deep end in paranoia and search kids for paper guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 This just in, no paper allowed on airplanes anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
key2thecup Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 What a pillowing society. School Official was entirely in the wrong, but it's not their fault that the kid's completely unhardened. The mother shouldn't be giving the media an embellished story in an attempt at garnering pity/getting her way. All around a dumb story, really tired of seeing these things posted everywhere I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 As crazy as this is, zero tolerance is the policy of most school districts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imuzi Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 lol at whoever wrote the Inquisitor article. "paper that kind of resembled a gun" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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