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An outraged parent and gun rights groups are speaking out against an Alabama elementary school that suspended a first-grader, reportedly for making a finger gun.<\/p>\n
Jerrod Belcher, whose six-year-old son J.B. attends Bagley Elementary School in Jefferson County, Alabama, says the school over-reacted to a game of “cops and robbers.” A notice of suspension shared with Fox News Digital states that Belcher’s son committed a “Class III” infraction on September 1 by “using his fingers to shoot at another student.”<\/p>\n
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In a statement, Gun Owners of America Senior Vice President Erich Pratt said the incident demonstrates an “anti-gun mindset” that pervades many communities.<\/p>\n
“This was a gross mishandling of a situation where children were simply being children. I imagine most men, young and old, hearing about this can recall having played in a similar fashion in their own youth,” said Pratt. “We will continue to demand action until a full apology is made and all disciplinary records tied to this incident are permanently destroyed.”<\/p>\n
Read more at Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s become a clich\u00e9 that when a student breaks a rule, a teacher or administrator may threaten them with punishment that will remain on their \u201cpermanent record.\u201d But for one Alabama 6-year-old, that threat seems plausible, and the child\u2019s father is not having any of it.<\/p>\n \u201cThey labeled my six-year-old as a potentially violent and dangerous student because he was being a little boy and playing cops and robbers with another student (who was also suspended) and using his fingers like a gun,\u201d Jarrod Belcher, the boy\u2019s father, wrote in a statement released Friday, Sept. 8.<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n \u201cThis incident just goes to show how embedded the anti-gun mindset is in so many communities, including in red states like Alabama. I imagine most men … can recall having played in a similar fashion in their own youth,\u201d Erich Pratt, GOA senior vice president, wrote in a statement released Sept. 8. \u201cWe will continue to demand action until a full apology is made and all disciplinary records tied to this incident are permanently destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more at The Epoch Times<\/a><\/p>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, said the incident was indicative of an \u201canti-gun mindset\u201d in even Republican states.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a gross mishandling of a situation where children were simply being children. I imagine most men, young and old, hearing about this can recall having played in a similar fashion in their own youth. We will continue to demand action until a full apology is made and all disciplinary records tied to this incident are permanently destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Epoch Times, September 8, 2023<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
The Daily Caller, September 8, 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n