Here is the scoop:

My son was home Thursday evening doing his homework when his ink pen died. He asked if I had one he could have. I reached into the pen holder on my desk and grabbed a pen and gave it to him. He continued his homework as usual. The night passed normally, everyone goes to bed, and Friday rolls around.

So, my phone rings Friday afternoon. It's the vice principal from my son's school saying that he needs to discuss a serious situation about my son. When I asked him what was going on, he tells me that a pen bearing a Glock logo is forbidden by school policy and that I need to come and pick up my son because there is a manditory 3 day suspension because of the violation. Apparently, one of my son's teachers saw him writing with the pen during an assignment.

While I have the VP on the telephone, I retrieve my son's student handbook. Flipping though it, I see that weapons, replica weapons, pictures of weapons, and weapon images on keychains or other items are forbidden. The pen I had given him was one I picked up at a law enforcement firearms competition last year - which bore only the Glock logo, but not an image or rendition of a firearm. Nowhere does it say that a firearm company logo is restricted by school policy. I explain this to the VP.

So, the VP gets his handbook and looks through it. He was in agreement that the pen did not directly violate the policy, but that the Glock name was commonly known to be a firearm and therefore it technically was in violation. Then, the VP even makes a statement to the fact that I am a local LEO and I should know the proper application of the rules.

I found this to be the most hilarious interpetation of school law yet. I engaged in an argument for a short time about the suspension and how the pen did not violate the posted rules as understood by anyone reading it. The VP would not budge on his position and referred me to the school system's superintendant's office.

So, my son is at home and I have an appointment at the school superintendant's office tomorrow. I will try to be diplomatic, but this situation is clearly not covered by the rules by the VP's own admission. Maybe I am wrong here, but this just seems very unfair and exceptionally liberal.

How would you deal with this situation?

You GOT to be jivin'!

Go to your meeting tomorrow in uniform with your pistol and all your other gear.

Zero Tolerance = Zero Thought

Next case....

your son needs to go to private school.

If it would have said SigArms he would have been given a pat on the back and told he was a smart boy.

I'd discuss it with the local media

Are you freakin kidding me? That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. WTF is he gonna do, shoot someone with his ink pen?

Go to the principal, and register a grievance.

Go their meeting and raising holly hell.

Courts and sue them.

sometimes lawyers are a good thing.

+$1,000,000

how would *I* deal with the situation? well, i'd file this away as a lesson learned on how authority figures can fuck someone's life up over the smallest little nothing, and keep it in the back of my mind in case i ever find myself in a situation where i could do the same...

Originally Posted By Milquetoast: I would appear at the meeting with the superintendent with my son's lawyer. No, I am not joking. I would demand a public apology, in writing. How dare they.

+1.

Or don't bring a lawyer and you can get the same answer you got on the phone.

Send him to school in an "infidel" shirt

Originally Posted By Maxwell71: Take your kid out of public school.

Easy to say, but I agree with the sentiment.

I think you should raise holy hell over it. An INK PEN?

Idiots

Now THIS is a taserable offense (the V..P)!!!

Reason #87 why my daughter will not attend public school.

I hope it gets sorted out. What a freaking shame.

Originally Posted By RenegadeX: Originally Posted By Odingaard: How would you deal with this situation? Private education. People that stupid cannot be entrusted to provide an education to my children. ETA: Too funny, but what would they do if your actual name was Colt, Winchester, Glock, Barrett, Browning etc?

+1

Someone who cannot tell a pen from a pistol wants to teach my children?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling

File suit, I hate lawsuits but sometimes they are the only way lessons are learned. I wonder how many kids are runnin' around with Weed t-shirts or teh Gangsta look. Do Not show in Uniform unless you are working, they will LOVE to call your agency and say you tried to intimidate/threaten them with your position. This isn't about him being a cop's kid but a gun owner's kid. BTW Glock is/was also a big name in industry and sewing machines.

+1 on showing up in uniform with your weapon and all!

When we let this stuff slide we will get caught up in the entire landslide of liberal BS.

As a side note, my son snuck out my Infidel T-shirt and wore it to school with no incident. I love living on base!

take your lawyer with you. make sure the superintendant knows anything he says will be used as evidence in your lawsuit.

Originally Posted By Odingaard: <snip> How would you deal with this situation?

Homeschool. They will not get any money from the government.

Originally Posted By Chadnutz: If it would have said SigArms he would have been given a pat on the back and told he was a smart boy.

+1 from a the proud owner of a SIG P220 and NO GLOCKS!!!

Originally Posted By warlord: Go to the principal, and register a grievance. Go their meeting and raising holly hell. Courts and sue them.

+1
Don't give up.

He (your son) and you are not accepting the gov't programming that "Guns are bad".


Now you must pay a price for your arrogance!


I hope you would get something out of a lawsuit. Unfortunately, they control the system top to bottom.

This makes me sick. WTF!

I would contact and attorney and make an appointment with them following the appointment with the super.

Spend the 3 days of suspension target shooting with your son.

A big FUCK YOU to the school!!!