A Black seventh-grader in Colorado got a visit from the police and was suspended after he was caught playing with a Nerf gun while sitting on his couch during virtual class:
A Black seventh-grader played with a toy gun during a virtual class. His school called the police. https://t.co/w4T42dTIfZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 8, 2020
This. Is. Insane:
A school in Colorado called the police to the home of a 12-year-old Black boy who had a “Zombie Hunter” toy gun on his couch during a virtual class. https://t.co/QXTt9TwJoR
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 8, 2020
This is reportedly the toy that set off alarms at the school:
The family is looking to enroll their child at a new school. Here’s that full story from @KOAAAndyKoen: https://t.co/UN7S4dBjmr
— Colette Bordelon (@ColetteBordelon) September 4, 2020
It’s an arsenal!
I just don't know what to say anymore. In what world does it seem like a good idea to suspend a 12 year old from virtual school because a toy gun was seen in the background? Well done, Grand Mountain School (@mountain_grand) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.https://t.co/Yf2i6J7ZDA
— Chris Surprenant (@CWSurprenant) September 5, 2020
The school defended their actions in a lengthy Facebook post:
Grand Mountain School posted this on Facebook in response to an incident where a student was suspended after a toy gun was seen during a virtual class. A sheriff’s deputy was also sent to the house to investigate. @KOAA covered this Thursday. pic.twitter.com/Dqut0GFwwn
— Colette Bordelon (@ColetteBordelon) September 4, 2020
Imagine getting this call?
Dani Elliott was at work last month in Colorado Springs when her 12-year-old son’s vice principal called with alarming news: A police officer was on the way to her house — all because her son had played with a toy gun during his virtual art class. https://t.co/XMEd5aFJfO
— Jaclyn Peiser (@jackiepeiser) September 8, 2020
And now this kid has a record for — wait for it — bring a “facsimile of a firearm to school”:
The school sent cops to the residence of Black child because he played with a toy gun *in his own house.* He was suspended for 5 days and now has a record saying he brought a “facsimile of a firearm to school.” https://t.co/013DK0e5mY
— Doomscrolling Eternal (@hypervisible) September 8, 2020
Just awful.
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