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Sounds like under this policy, any student or teacher with the last name of Winchester, Remington, and possibly even Smith (Smith & Wesson) would not even be allowed to attend or work at the school.
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I agree this is BS. Might I suggest you call the NRA as well as the local media. Much as I dislike the media, maybe their presence and the fact that they will be reporting on this dumbass decision may make an impact upon the board's decision.
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Was'nt Deawoo a car brand? It would be worthit to buy one used and park it their parking lot just to see the VP's reaction. |
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My daughter was sent home for having some fired .22 brass in her pocket.
I went to the principal's office and said "You've got to be kidding". The principal rolled his eyes and said "I know, I know, but in this day and age my hands are tied." |
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Nice, gutless "just following orders" excuse. |
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NOOOOOOO!! Please for all that is holy do not contact the NRA, we don't need or want them in GA!! |
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I gotta agree with CC on this one. They will just F$#k things up again. |
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Didnt Ford and GM build guns during WWII..
Those products should not be around children, for there own safety. All teachers with a ford or GM car should have their illegal property crushed today, with no form of refund. Also the word springfield, and the numbers .22, .223, .32, .38, .40, .45, 5.56, 7.62, .50 .44 45-70, .450 etc and any math problem with the numbers involved. Also, we need to remove 9 and 10mm from the rulers. |
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No, pic was posted earlier. Not even a picture of a gun on the pen. |
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It seems school administraitors no longer "think" about how to best resolve a situation. They now remind me of the same individuals who were responsible for the crimes imposed on men and women in the middle east. If your not in stric compliance with the law, chop off a hand, or impose a beating of some type. These administraitors ahve lile concern about how this will impact the individual child. I beleive you should 1] deman an apology, written; 2] have your attorney present, 3] demand that any reference in your childs school record be expunged;, 4] perhaps demand that the principle go through some sensitivity training. My wife works in a school system, these types of administraitors are every where, and they are idiots. Hope you are able to resolve the situation.
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Got to agree. My husband and I plan on homeschooling when the kids get to that age. Marksmanship will be part of the curriculum. |
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This truly saddens me. I am so thankful that we decided to homeschool from the beginning. This is clearly an example of a school admin. with no discernment. My children not only are allowed to have firearms on the premises, but my 3 year old often runs around with an empty electric airsoft gun, targeting his brother and sisters while they school.
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Evilness!!!!!! Good choice to home school. CMOS |
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This isn't representative of all school systems in GA or in the US, by the way. While homeschooling is an option, I'd just move him to another school. People do that all the time. My wife is a 1st grade teacher, and she gets kids transferred in from other schools that didn't move to the district all the time.
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That is what they said at Nuremburg. |
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I would attend the meeting with a lawyer. After the meeting with the VP I would go to the press and maybe a fire mission could get your local paper to run with the story.
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The local media will probably side with the school adminstrators.
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Singer and International Harvester too. I think Singer made Cannons too.....and of course sewed all those uniforms (the horror). |
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Well, the verdict is in...
I arrived at the superintendant's office at about 8:45am. He was already in his office and readily met with my Uncle Bill (my attorney), my son, and myself. He seemed to be rather nice and agreed that the suspension was uncalled for because the pen was not a physical or graphic representation of a weapon. He admitted that it was a bad judgment call on the VPs part which should have been thought over a little more; especialy since my son does not have a disiplinary record. He apologized for the problem and told us that my son could return to school and that the disiplinary would be removed. I took my son to school and met with the VP. This guy is about 30 years old and looks like a poster child for gay bathhouses. He did apologize lightly, but did not seem overly happy about it. Apparently the superintendant called him about 5am this morning and told him to 'make it right'. Our meeting very short. The VP ran off and left us with a receptionist. She apologized; returned the pen and gave us the disiplinary that removed from his record. I made sure by looking in his record folder while in the office that it was gone. I have all three copies of it now (white, yellow, and pink) - so there is not another copy of it in existance. I returned the Glock pen to my son to use until it dies. At which point the pen becomes inoperable, I will be giving him another Glock pen. As far as I am concerned, he can use Glock pens forever... Uncle Bill (my attorney) is weighing the options, but he believes since the disiplinary was removed, the pen returned, and an apology given that a lawsuit against the school system would probably be tossed out. He's checking on some things this afternoon to see just how a suit in this situation might could be successful. As petty as this might seem, I am happy that the pen was returned, an apology was offered, and the disiplinary action was overturned. I did not feel like putting my family on display in front of the media and turing my life into a freak show. I got the outcome I wanted, as did my son. Thank you all for your support and advice in this matter! Arfcommers are truly great Americans. |
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I snort-laughed when I read this! Seriously, the situation is a crock of shit. Fight it, and consider getting your kid out of public school if possible. Good luck. Its sure full of Bullshit emotional decision making that it is making me get pissed off... |
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You still should pull the vice principal over for a traffic violation, no matter how trivial.
Give him a warning; that might make a point about discretion that he will understand. |
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Dude, get a ton of those pens and give them out to his fellow students. |
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At the private school my son went to several rounds fell out of his pocket on the floor in front of the principal. She said to him, shooting with your dad last weekend? He said yes and she said put them in the truck and get back to class. NO phone call, letter or anything. Son told me when he got home. Never another word. Son carried a SOG folder to school every day for the 4 years in Highschool. I told the principal he carries it , she was to with it and never a word said to him in four years. Teachers asked to use it all the time to open stuff. Now if he used it as a weapon....he'd be gone from that school |
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Glad to here everything worked out.
Maybe buy a case of Glock pens and donate them to the kids in the school |
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Glad to hear the result, sad for America (especially in GA) that this was EVER an issue.
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I'm glad things came to a quick end..
however, this vp needs to be taught a lesson any pain and suffering experienced? |
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Congrats |
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Are you serious? Should he call the Brady campaign? How about "Handgun Control Inc"??? The NRA is the reason we have not lost the Second Amendment in this Country. |
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Glad to hear it worked out. I agree with your uncle that there's no merit for a lawsuit.
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A couple of real brain trusts here......... CounterContagion jmarkma Wow! You don't have to support the good guys if you don't want to, we will still support your rights. |
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Glad to see that the matter is settled. I would send a letter to Glock. Who knows, maybe they will hook your son up with Glock gear for life.
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I don't know how close you are to them, but isn't Glock also a major employer in your state? I might imagine that many children in the region are Glock family and might well have various articles of glockdom as a result. You have probably accomplished more than you realize by actually confronting this foolishness rather than letting it pass unanswered.
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how'd I do? |
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Ask the guy if his intention is to teach the children to be afraid of 'words' now. If he says,'no', then he's either a liar or he's stupid. The example he's setting in this situation is doing exactly that. Ban words, it's for the children. In fact, go have a T shirt printed up with that phrase on it, and have your son wear to school. Have a few more made up and hand them out to his friends. Oh, that would be so very classic! |
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Glad to hear it worked out well. Good thinking to look in the file to make sure they didn't pull any funny business.
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Sounds like it worked out. |
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This is a good outcome. |
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They might send him the top secret carbine I've been hearing about for several years. |
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Met all your goals and most importantly your son was cleared. I think if anything this VP learned a lesson and that is while there is a policy it must be interpreted correctly and not based off of fear and or feelings. Hopefully he will not make the same mistake again. |
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You won. I wouldn't pursue it any further.
They have no idea of the bullet they dodged. |
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