Autistic Child Suspended from School for Cartoonish Drawing of a Bomb
This unbelievably dumb school administration moment of the week is sponsored by Hillcrest Middle School of South Carolina.
The Blaze reports.
Special Needs Middle Schooler Suspended for Cartoon-Like Drawing of Bomb
Drawing a picture of a cartoon-like bomb on a piece of notebook paper and showing it to other kids was reportedly enough to get a special needs student in South Carolina suspended.
Amy Parham said her son Rhett was suspended from Hillcrest Middle School, even though she says administrators conceded the drawing was non-violent in nature and posed no threat to students.
“They actually reiterated to me they knew he was non-violent,” Parham told WHNS-TV. “They knew he was not actually having a bomb, creating or making a bomb.”
“But that they could not go with out making an example of him and take some type of action because they were worried about their perception,” she continued. “Perception is actually the word he used. Perception is reality, and parents might think you have a bomb or [might be] violent.”
According to Parham, Rhett, who is autistic, made the drawing over the weekend because he is a fan of the video game “Bomber Man.” When he took it to school he showed it to some of his peers, he was reported to the school administration and eventually suspended, she said.
Here’s the terrifying picture the student drew.
Special Needs Middle Schooler Suspended for Cartoon-Like Drawing of Bomb (The Blaze)
Comments
The whole purpose of “Zero Tolerance” is so educators in positions of responsibility never have to take any responsibility.
When I was a young boy I was fascinated by trucks, cars, huge machines, airplanes, guns, and explosions. Almost all the other boys I knew were just like me. The thing is, we weren’t ostracized or treated like criminals by the community, school, or by our mothers.
I believe the root cause what has happened is more of an example of the war on men and boys by Progressives and Feminists than just anti-gun or anti-violence sentiment. This is just another example of how sick and perverted our society has become because we have given these people (or allowed them to take) access to the levers of power in our communities.