First grader given 3 day suspension for playing power rangers

[climber3986]

The boy’s parents, Matthew and Martha Miele, say their son was playing a game of Power Rangers at recess when their son pretended to shoot another student with an imaginary bow and arrow.

The principal suspended the 6-year-old student for three days.

Principal Crachiolo sent a letter home to parents stating in part:

“I have no tolerance for any real, pretend, or imitated violence. The punishment is an out of school suspension.”

http://kfor.com/2015/11/04/parents-first-grader-suspended-after-pretending-to-be-power-ranger-during-recess/

sounds like the principal is on a power trip and should be fired. Some zero tolerance policies are just crazy.

[Warpy]

1. Bet the parents have zero tolerance for stupid principals right now.

This principal is a two bit tyrant acting out on little kids and using PC as an excuse.

Little boys run around and pretend to shoot each other. Some little girls get in on the action and do the same thing (I did).

Unless they're causing physical harm, back the hell off. This is normal behavior. Most will outgrow it.

[climber3986]

2. I remember

18-19 ish years ago when I was in either 2nd or 3rd grade the first season of power rangers in the US came out and we were all punching and kicking each other during recess and fought over who was the green ranger. Came back in with a few cuts, but it was no big deal, zero tolerance has gotten really out of hand.

[JackInGreen]

3. What he would have done

To friends and I stealthing through the halls playing 'escape the death star' with finger blasters and lightsabers ready terrifys me.

[geomon666]

4. Catholic school? Not surprised.

Not that long ago they used to beat kids with paddles in class. No tolerance for violence right? Kiss my ass hypocrite.

[newfie11]

5. +1

[Nye Bevan]

6. I'm pretty sure that the "Cowboys and Indians" I played as a kid,

with pretend guns, tomohawks, and war chants, would not be especially well received these days.

[Generic Other]

7. I made bows and arrows all the time

A supple stick, some of my mom's thread and I had a bow. A few straight sticks for arrows and watch out. Couldn't hit the side of a barn, but whatever, I certainly let fly with my weapons of mass destruction.

[ileus]

8. you know what they say; today pretend bows and arrows, tomorrows real AR15s.

[TipTok]

9. Sadly you aren't far from it...

'They' are morons however...

[romanic]

10. Zero tolerance strikes again!

For the 766855th time this year.