7 Year old gets the boot for bringing shell casing to class!
This is out of hand....but doesn't surprise me!
EXCLUSIVE:
Shell Casings Lead to 7-Year-Old's Suspension
By Dan Zanoza
(45 seconds)
TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, October 8, 1999 (CN)-- A 7-year-old student at Memorial Elementary School in Tinley Park, IL was suspended for possessing a spent shell casing on school property.
The name of the student is being kept anonymous by City News USA.
The 7-year-old was playing in a next door neighbor's backyard. The vacant home at 18222 S. Oak Park Avenue had been used by the Illinois State Police earlier in the year for practicing a mock drug raid. The property is owned by School District #146 which reportedly gave state police permission to conduct their exercise.
Sources tell City News USA that both live and spent shell casings remain on the site.
While playing, the 7-year-old found one of these shell casings and brought it to school. The parents were notified by certified mail of their child's suspension. The 7-year-old's mother said "This is ridiculous. If there's anyone to blame, it's the school." She added, "Imagine, live bullets being left for children to find. And who gets blamed? The children!"
Keith Hagen, the principal at Memorial Elementary could not be reached for comment.
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This is out of hand....but doesn't surprise me!
EXCLUSIVE:
Shell Casings Lead to 7-Year-Old's Suspension
By Dan Zanoza
(45 seconds)
TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, October 8, 1999 (CN)-- A 7-year-old student at Memorial Elementary School in Tinley Park, IL was suspended for possessing a spent shell casing on school property.
The name of the student is being kept anonymous by City News USA.
The 7-year-old was playing in a next door neighbor's backyard. The vacant home at 18222 S. Oak Park Avenue had been used by the Illinois State Police earlier in the year for practicing a mock drug raid. The property is owned by School District #146 which reportedly gave state police permission to conduct their exercise.
Sources tell City News USA that both live and spent shell casings remain on the site.
While playing, the 7-year-old found one of these shell casings and brought it to school. The parents were notified by certified mail of their child's suspension. The 7-year-old's mother said "This is ridiculous. If there's anyone to blame, it's the school." She added, "Imagine, live bullets being left for children to find. And who gets blamed? The children!"
Keith Hagen, the principal at Memorial Elementary could not be reached for comment.
For membership information contact:
City News USA, Inc.
Telephone: 630-848-0750
Fax: 630-848-0752 www.city news.org
gerald@riverview.net
Joe's Second Amendment Message Board