wrearick
Regular Member
BLUF: couple of kids waiting for the bus to show up, were firing airsoft guns at targets and each other in one of the kids front yard. They were 70 yds from a bus stop. The school initally suspended both and this morning unaminously expelled one kid. first link is to initial story, second is an update with expell outcome.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/24/7th-grader-suspended-for-playing-with-airsoft-gun-in-own-yard/
http://www.wavy.com/news/local/va-beach/has-zero-tolerance-gone-too-far
School claimed (and kid's record) reflect "possession, handling and use of a firearm." even though in my opinion air soft does not met the definition of a firearm, except in appearance. The letter from the principal claims the kids were firing pellet guns.....again, my understanding of a pellet gun is one that fires pellets, normally .177 caliber pellets.
Now news stories are not the most accurate and it appears they may have shot some of the kids going by on the way to the bus stop but what allows the school to impose penalties for behavior or misbehavior that happens on private property (may city property depending on where the kids were walking) but definately not school property?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/24/7th-grader-suspended-for-playing-with-airsoft-gun-in-own-yard/
http://www.wavy.com/news/local/va-beach/has-zero-tolerance-gone-too-far
School claimed (and kid's record) reflect "possession, handling and use of a firearm." even though in my opinion air soft does not met the definition of a firearm, except in appearance. The letter from the principal claims the kids were firing pellet guns.....again, my understanding of a pellet gun is one that fires pellets, normally .177 caliber pellets.
Now news stories are not the most accurate and it appears they may have shot some of the kids going by on the way to the bus stop but what allows the school to impose penalties for behavior or misbehavior that happens on private property (may city property depending on where the kids were walking) but definately not school property?