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Seven year old suspended for “water gun”

A second-grader in DENNIS TOWNSHIP, N.J was suspended for one day after drawing a photo of what his mother claims to be him shooting a water gun.
He gave his masterpiece to a friend whose parent's were not fond of it.

The article is here

Do you think suspension was the right punishment? Do you think one day was long enough? Would you want your kid going to school with him?



In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.