Paula and Ben Mosteller were upset when their child was suspended for drawing a gun. The gun was drawn on the edge of an assignment paper. The sketch was turned in with the assignment and now brings up the question of what constitutes a "threat".
The director of secondary education says the gun was an "implied threat" and school administrators have to determine the situation and the consequences. Paula says she cant believe there "wasn't another way to resolve" the situation.
Paula and Ben's son was originally suspended for 5 days but they were able to get it reduced to 3. School officials have put the sketch in the boy's file and say that laws prevent them discussing the case "From a district point of view, its over".
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