[Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with toy soldiers

[Saundra Lund]

Ridiculous?  Yes.

 

Something new, as Paul's use of the word "getting" indicates?  No, at least
not for those of us who have long followed the stupidity of some school
administrators.  Kids have been suspended, for cripes sake, for bringing
plastic knives to school to cut the chicken or fruits in their lunches.  Or,
how about the two little elementary school boys in a conservative school
district who were suspended for hugging?!  Or how about the banning of
gender neutral proms and Gay-Straight Alliance clubs and "gay" literature
from schools?  Or, girls suspended for having Midol?  And on and on and on.

 

But, this sensational story certainly is a convenient one for some with
agendas to seize onto.  And, focusing on the story is perhaps the best
example of going after low hanging fruit that I've seen in a bit ;-)

 

If the shoe fits, wear it.

 

 

 

Saundra

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Paul Rumelhart
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:07 PM
To: Vision 2020
Subject: [Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with
toy soldiers

 

This is getting a little ridiculous, don't you think?

Paul


http://news.yahoo.com/school-confiscates-third-grader-cupcakes-topped-toy-so
ldiers-215018982.html


School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with toy soldiers


The Daily Caller - Fri, Mar 8, 2013

 

In the latest incident of anti-gun hysteria to erupt in a school setting,
officials at an elementary school in small-town Michigan impounded a
third-grader boy's batch of 30 homemade birthday cupcakes because they were
adorned with green plastic figurines representing World War Two soldiers.

The school principal branded the military-themed cupcakes "insensitive" in
light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, reports
<http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/school-confiscates-cupcake
s-decorated-with-toy-soldiers.html>  Fox News Radio.

"It disgusted me," Casey Fountain, the boy's father, told Fox News. "It's
vile they lump true American heroes with psychopathic killers."

Fountain explained that his wife had made the cupcakes. His son, Hunter,
helped decorate them. The following morning, Fountain's wife brought the
taboo treats to the school's front office, where the secretary reportedly
remarked favorably on their appearance.

"About 15 minutes later the school called my wife and told her they couldn't
serve the cupcakes because the soldiers had guns," Fountain told Fox News.
"My wife told them to remove the soldiers and serve the cupcakes anyway -
and I believe she may have used more colorful language."

"We're just taking political correctness too far," the angry father added.

In a statement to local media, Schall Elementary School principal Susan
Wright Susan Wright doubled down on her school's bold stand against little
green men that represent American soldiers.

"These are toys that were commonplace in the past," Wright said. "However,
some parents prohibit all guns as toys. In light of that difference, the
school offered to replace the soldiers with another item and the soldiers
were returned home with the student."

"Living in a democratic society entails respect for opposing opinions," the
principal also said. "In the climate of recent events in schools we walk a
delicate balance in teaching non-violence in our buildings and trying to
ensure a safe, peaceful atmosphere."

This incident is the latest in a growing line of apparent overreactions by
school officials to things students have brought to school - or talked about
bringing to school, or eaten at school - that are not anything like real
guns.

At Genoa-Kingston Middle School in northeast Illinois, a teacher threatened
an eighth-grader with suspension if he did not remove his t-shirt emblazoned
with the interlocking rifles
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-m
arines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/>  insignia of the United States Marines.
(RELATED: Junior high teacher tells kid to remove Marines t-shirt or get
suspended)
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-m
arines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/> 

At Park Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, a student was suspended
for two days because his teacher thought he shaped a strawberry, pre-baked
toaster pastry
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakf
ast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/>  into something resembling a gun. (RELATED:
Second-grader suspended for having breakfast pastry shaped like a gun)
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakf
ast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/> 

At Poston Butte High School in Arizona, a high school freshman was suspended
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having
-a-picture-of-a-gun/>  for setting a picture of a gun as the desktop
background on his school-issued computer. (RELATED: Freshman suspended for
picture of gun)
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having
-a-picture-of-a-gun/> 

At D. Newlin Fell School in Philadelphia, school officials reportedly yelled
at a student and then searched her in front of her class after she was found
with a paper gun
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-ha
ving-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/>  her grandfather had made for her.
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-ha
ving-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/>  (RELATED: Paper gun causes panic)

In rural Pennsylvania, a kindergarten girl was suspended for making a
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/29/hello-kitty-bubble-gun-comment-lands-5-ye
ar-old-in-school-suspension/> "terroristic threat" after she told another
girl that she planned to shoot her with a pink Hello Kitty toy gun that
bombards targets with soapy bubbles.

At Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Maryland, a six-year-old boy was
suspended for making the universal kid sign for a gun
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy
-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/> , pointing at another student and
saying "pow." That boy's suspension was later lifted and his name cleared.
(RELATED: Pow! You
<http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy
-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/> 're suspended, kid)

 

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