Miramar, Florida (CNN) — It’s quite clear. No guns may be brought to school. Period. It’s the law.
So, when Samuel Burgos brought a gun to school last November in Broward County, Florida, the zero tolerance policy kicked in, and Samuel was suspended and then expelled.
A just punishment? Did he deserve it?
Well, here’s more. The gun wasn’t real. It was a toy gun that never left his book bag. And Samuel — he was 7 years old at the time.
A just punishment? Did he deserve it?
“No child should be disciplined in this manner,” said Magdiel Burgos, Samuel’s father. “He made an honest mistake, OK. And he’s paying dear life for it, and it just isn’t fair.”
Samuel, now 8, has been out of school for almost a year. His parents have home-schooled him since he was expelled for bringing a clear plastic, spring-action toy gun to school, which fired plastic beads.
Full Story: Toy gun leads to Florida boy’s expulsion – CNN.com