Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
International

US Girl, 5, Suspended From School For Playing With 'Stick Gun'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 31 Mar, 2017 12:02 PM
    A five-year-old girl in the US was suspended from school for playfully pretending to use a stick as a gun during a game, her mother has said.
     
    Brandy Miller, from Hoke County, North Carolina, said her daughter Caitlin was suspended for one day after she and her two friends were playing 'King and Queen' at her school, ABC affiliate WTVD reported.
     
    In the game, Caitlin played a guard, protecting the royals, and picked up the "stick gun" to imitate shooting an intruder into the kingdom.
     
     
    The Hoke County School system said Caitlin posed a threat to other students when she made a shooting motion - a violation of school policy, officials said.
     
    "We know why it's bad. We watch the news, but then I have to tell my kid, 'you're not allowed to play like that in school because people do bad things to kids your age," Ms Miller was quoted as saying.
     
    The Hoke County School school system defended its policy in a statement and said it would "not tolerate assaults, threats or harassment from any student."
     
    "Any student engaging in such behaviour will be removed from the classroom or school environment for as long as is necessary to provide a safe and orderly environment for learning," the school system told the local TV station.
     
    Caitlin returned from one-day suspension on Tuesday, but her mother said she was alienated by her friends and teachers over the incident.
     
    She said she would like for the school to apologise to her daughter.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    WATCH: Kanpur Traffic Police Tows Away Man With Bike When He Refuses To Get Off

    WATCH: Kanpur Traffic Police Tows Away Man With Bike When He Refuses To Get Off
    We have often seen traffic police trying to maintain law and order on roads by towing away vehicles because they are parked properly. 

    WATCH: Kanpur Traffic Police Tows Away Man With Bike When He Refuses To Get Off

    Changing World For The Better: Obama Shares Indian-American Woman's 'Inspirational' Letter

    Former US President Barack Obama shared a letter by an Indian-American woman on the occasion of International Womens Day, urging others to read about her "inspiring" story.

    Changing World For The Better: Obama Shares Indian-American Woman's 'Inspirational' Letter

    Fake Indian 'Doctor' On The Run In Australia

    Fake Indian 'Doctor' On The Run In Australia
    An Indian man in Australia has been accused of impersonating a doctor and working in various hospitals for more than a decade with the immigration minister terming the case as a “big failing of the system”.

    Fake Indian 'Doctor' On The Run In Australia

    Illegal immigration, not H1B visa an issue for US: India

    Illegal immigration, not H1B visa an issue for US: India
    India on Thursday said the contribution of the Indian technical professionals helps the US economy become competitive, and added that currently, illegal immigration is the priority of the US administration and not the H1B visa.

    Illegal immigration, not H1B visa an issue for US: India

    Security Of Indian Diaspora Matter Of Serious Concern For Government: MEA

    Security Of Indian Diaspora Matter Of Serious Concern For Government: MEA
    India raised the killing of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a hate attack in Kansas with US authorities in "very strong terms", a top official said on Thursday, adding that the security of Indians and persons of Indian origin is a matter of serious concern for the Indian government.

    Security Of Indian Diaspora Matter Of Serious Concern For Government: MEA

    Meet Jesse Klaver, The Dutch Politician Who Is Being Called Dutch 'Trudeau'

    Meet Jesse Klaver, The Dutch Politician Who Is Being Called Dutch 'Trudeau'
    One week ahead of a national election in the Netherlands, Klaver is combining youthful enthusiasm with a left-wing platform to offer an alternative for Dutch voters who might be weary of centrist politics or recoiling from far-right populism.

    Meet Jesse Klaver, The Dutch Politician Who Is Being Called Dutch 'Trudeau'