The list of examples keeps growing. The cumulative lists are on pages 1 and 2.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,147689.0.htmlIf the link doesn't work, here are the examples of "Zero Tolerance" out of control.
Chicago, Ill - February 2014
Zero Tolerance: Chicago School Officials Suspend 11-Year-Old Boy Under ‘Dangerous Weapons’ Policy for Voluntarily Turning in Non-Firing Toy Gun
https://www.rutherford.org/publications ... nder_dange Baltimore, Maryland - March 2013
Anne Arundel second-grader suspended for chewing his pastry into the shape of a gun
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/edu ... story.htmlRelated article:
Second-grader suspended for having breakfast pastry shaped like a gun
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/secon ... ike-a-gun/ Related article:
Second-grader suspended for having breakfast pastry shaped like a gun
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/13/suspe ... ds-record/ Suffolk, Virginia - May 2013
"Va. Boy Suspended for Pointing Pencil Like Gun"
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local ... 90721.html Mount Carmel area, PA - January 2013
Pennsylvania girl, 5, suspended for talk of 'shooting' a Hello Kitty 'bubble gun'
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/21/us/pennsy ... -suspendedDennis Township, NJ - 2007
7-year-old suspended over stick-figure drawing
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21397455/#.UwJm34X8s4Z Orange, CA - September 2013
California: High School that Banned NRA T-Shirt Backs Down
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state ... -down.aspx Related article:
"Attorney: School Violated Girl's Rights Over NRA T-Shirt"
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local ... Shirt.html Montgomery County, Maryland - January 2013
"Montgomery Co. Student Suspended For 'Gun' Gesture"
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local ... 74841.html Related article:
"1st Grader Suspended for Gun Gesture"
http://news.yahoo.com/first-grader-susp ... ories.htmlRelated article:
"Montgomery Co. student suspended for gun gesture gets school record cleared"
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/01/mo ... 83639.htmlGrand Island, Nebraska - August 2012
"Nebraska family, school at odds over deaf boy’s ‘gun-like’ sign language name"
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/29/ne ... -language/ Newark,Del - October 2009
"It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/educa ... pline.htmlKitchner, Ontario, Canada - February 2012
"Man shocked by arrest after daughter draws picture of gun at school"
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/259 ... at-school/ Coventry RI - June 2010
"School Bans Hat Over Toy Soldiers' Guns"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-bans ... iers-guns/Hammonton, N.J. - February 2011
"Cops Charge 7-Year-Old for Bringing Toy Gun to Class"
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/loc ... 25844.htmlOklahoma City, OK - January 2011
‘Gun’ Hand Gesture Gets Oklahoma 1st-Grader Suspended
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2011/01 ... suspended/Sayreville, NJ - March 2000
‘Cops and robbers’ to be played out in court Sayreville parents have filed a lawsuit against the district
http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2000-06-07/F ... e/f12.htmlRelated article:
The Rutherford Institute defends kindergartner suspended for playing make-believe game of 'cobs & robbers'
https://www.rutherford.org/publications ... ines/pr331Related article:
Zero-tolerance policies victimize 'good' kids
http://www.wnd.com/2000/06/4522/Alexandria, VA - February 2013
Va. student displayed toy gun on school bus, police say
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/stu ... story.htmlMissouri - February 2013
Third-grader suspended over toy gun on fob
http://www.newstribune.com/news/2013/fe ... y-gun-fob/Hyannis, MA - January 2013
Hyannis West student, 5, warned for making Lego gun
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/207575 ... g-lego-gunFlorida - March 2013
High-schooler suspended for disarming student holding loaded gun
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/04/high- ... oaded-gun/ Pasco, WA - March 2013
Washington boy suspended for talking about toy Nerf guns, suspension overturned
http://www.examiner.com/article/washing ... overturned Related article:
Pasco School District overturns 6-year-old's suspension for discussing toy gun
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/03/0 ... turns.html Spokane, WA - November 2013
Gonzaga Students Hit With Probation for Pulling Gun on Intruder
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2 ... -intruder/Related article:
Gonzaga to reinforce zero tolerance firearms policy through campus meetings
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/g ... index.htmlEdmunds, WA - June 2013
Wash. elementary school students reportedly suspended for using Nerf guns
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/05/wa ... at-school/Philadelphia, PA - January 2013
Fifth-grader reprimanded for bringing paper ‘gun’ to school
Watch the video.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/fif ... 22936.htmlRelated article:
Mom Says School Went Too Far Punishing Child For 'Paper Gun'
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/206535 ... r-airplaneSumter, SC - January 2013
Sumter kindergartener expelled for bringing toy gun to school
http://www.thestate.com/2013/01/31/2612 ... Qqe5R2x98EVirginia Beach, VA - September 2013
7th-graders suspended for playing with airsoft gun in own yard
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/24/7t ... -own-yard/Trappe, Maryland - January 2013
First-graders reportedly suspended for using fingers as ‘guns’ while playing cops and robbers
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1241260Related article:
White Marsh Elementary first-graders suspended for using fingers as guns while playing
http://www.myeasternshoremd.com/news/ta ... 963f4.htmlPennsylvania - December 2013
10-year old Johnny Jones suspended for shooting imaginary arrow
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/12/10 ... ary-arrow/Related link:
Fifth Grader Suspended for Shooting Imaginary Arrow!?
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/12/07/fi ... nary-arrowRelated link:
Rutherford Institute Defends 10-Year-Old Suspended for Shooting Imaginary Arrow, Threatened with Expulsion Under Weapons Policy
https://www.rutherford.org/publications ... maginary_aPalmer, Massachusetts - May 2013
6-year old brings Quarter-sized toy gun on bus, threatened with detention and suspension
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/05/6- ... uspension/related link:
New Developments in Lego Gun Incident in Palmer
http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/28/abc40-to ... in-palmer/Charleston, West Virgina - April 2013
Jared Marcum: Eighth Grader Jailed For Wearing NRA T-Shirt to School
http://www.policymic.com/articles/37057 ... -to-schoolRelated link:
8th grade student suspended for wearing NRA t-shirt
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/22050127/su ... ra-t-shirtRelated linik:
Dad of West Virginia boy arrested over NRA shirt says he'll fight punishment
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/23/da ... unishment/Related link:
W. Va. teen who refused to remove NRA shirt at school could face jail time in related charge
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/w ... -1.1374155OWINGS, MD - June 2013
WMAL EXCLUSIVE: 11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns
http://pro.wmal-af.tritonflex.com/commo ... &is_corp=0Related link:
Boy suspended for discussing guns on bus
http://www.onenewsnow.com/education/201 ... wudIoX8s4YColumbus, OH - March 2014
Boy, 10, Suspended for Making Gun with Fingers
http://www.gopusa.com/freshink/2014/03/ ... arm-usage/Related article:
Ohio Fifth-Grader Suspended for Exposing Other Students to a ‘Level 2 Lookalike Firearm’ (Guess What It Was)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03 ... at-it-was/Related article:
"Boy suspended for bringing own hand to school"
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/opinion/c ... inger-gun/Upstate New York - March 2014
"New York high school student suspended for NRA pro-2nd Amendment T-shirt"
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/13/ne ... t-t-shirt/Related article:
"Victory: NY School Reverses Suspension for Student Wearing NRA Shirt"
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobr ... t-n1828359Ohio - March 2014
"High school senior jailed, kicked out of school and may lose Army dream because of pocket knife in car"
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/18/hi ... m-because/Related article:
Attorney: School's overreaction to pocket knife may destroy teen's future
http://www.gopusa.com/freshink/2014/04/ ... ns-future/Los Angeles, CA – April 2014
“‘Punished for Teaching Science’: Popular Teacher Suspended for ‘Research and Development of Imitation Weapons’”
http://blog.heritage.org/2014/04/18/pun ... n-weapons/Widefield, Colorado – May 2014
“Child Disciplined for Thinking about a Gun”
http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/2014/05/2 ... out-a-gun/Related article”
“Gun Picture Gets Boy In Trouble”
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Gun- ... 59701.htmlNew Kensington, Pennsylvania – June 2014
“New Ken first-grader suspended for having toy gun; expulsion possible”
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/youra ... z34A6nuhumRelated article:
“First grader turns himself in for having toy gun, faces expulsion”
http://www.gopusa.com/freshink/2014/06/ ... expulsion/Florence, Arizona - February 2013
Ariz. high school student suspended over gun picture
http://news.msn.com/us/ariz-high-school ... un-pictureRelated link:
Florence student suspended over picture of gun
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-centra ... ure-of-gunRelated link:
High-school freshman suspended for having a picture of a gun
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high- ... -of-a-gun/SUMMERVILLE, SC - August 2014
Police, lawyer release statements on student's alleged dinosaur killing
http://www.nbc12.com/story/26319685/cop ... assignmentWisconsin - September 2014
"Could This Tiny Picture Get an 11-Year-Old Boy Expelled from School?"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09 ... om-school/"11-year-old to be expelled for bringing a virtual gun to a virtual school?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkux-jSvQn8Related article:
"Virtual School Practices Real Oppression, Bans Pixilated Firearms"
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/artic ... earms.aspxVernon, N.J. - April, 2014
Outrage of the Week: Zero-Tolerance Policies Now Exploited by Enterprising Bullies
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/artic ... llies.aspxRelated Article:
Watch the video:
Ethan Chaplin, Student, Says He Was Suspended For Twirling Pencil
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/0 ... 06069.htmlMobile, Ala. – October, 2014
“Crayon "Gun" Subjects 5-year-old to Suicide/Homicide Screening and Non-Violence "Contract"”
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/artic ... tract.aspxRelated article:
“Mobile County kindergartner asked to sign 'safety contract' after drawing a picture of gun”
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf ... gn_sa.htmlLewiston Maine – April, 2014
“Outrage of the Week: One Yellow Squirt Gun, Plus Zero Common Sense Enforcement, Equals 10-Day Suspension”
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/artic ... nsion.aspxRelated article:
“School suspends 10th-grader for having bright yellow squirt gun”
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/17/schoo ... 248,142791Milford, Mass. – November 2014
“School Suspends Fifth-Grader Armed with Finger, Childlike Imagination”
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/artic ... ation.aspxRelated article:
“Milford School Committee responds to suspension of 5th-grader”
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article ... /141129132Warner Robins, Georgia - August 2014
Child suspended for bringing NERF gun to school
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/new ... /13702993/Colorado Springs, Colorado – March 2015
“6-Year-Old Suspended For Pointing Fingers In The Shape Of A Gun”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/0 ... 13864.html Atlantic City, N.J. - May 2015
Mother Says Son Suspended Over Nerf Bullet In New Jersey
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/0 ... oy-bullet/ Related Article:
Finger-gun Slinger in Chief Rides Again, Conveys Hopeful Message to America's Kids
https://www.nraila.org/articles/2015052 ... ricas-kids Dallas Texas - September 2015
Texas high school student suspended over American flag T-shirt
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/20/te ... g-t-shirt/Gresham, OR - October 2015
Gresham eighth grader suspended for refusing to remove fallen soldier t-shirt
http://www.kptv.com/story/30225044/gres ... is-t-shirtOregon middle school student suspended for wearing fallen soldier shirt showing gun
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.2392168Principal sends student home for patriotic shirt with gun
http://koin.com/2015/10/08/8th-grader-s ... -with-gun/