There is nothing I hate much more than that – The hospital is splendid – partly in a huge hotel perched on the top of a high cliff. very kindly lent a tender to take me – instead of going by train – & we made a good spin of it round by Dieppe etc – a good day & I enjoyed the trip, but not the arriving at a fresh hospital. So – postponed the procedure to next morning. I wanted a few hours to say Goodbye & collect my odds & ends. There was very little work being done – & why they don’t close both places remains a mystery. They seemed a sad little group at Sick Sisters & the Home – & I was sorry to leave them. I returned to Abbeville from leave – June 15th & found orders awaiting me to proceed forthwith to No 3 Gen. Marty said he understood that the school had to take precautions to protect the students, but he believes suspending his son was nonsensical.June 21st. And until I can get to an investigation, I have to look into it, those students have to be removed.” “And there are certain images or words, I can’t determine if that’s playful or real. “When you’re dealing with school districts nowadays and there are pictures of guns, regardless of the kind of gun it is, it’s a gun,” Fussnecker told WLWT. “As the Superintendent of the Edgewood City Schools, I assure you that any social media threat will be taken serious including those who “like” the post when it potentially endangers the health and safety of students or adversely affects the educational process,” the statement concludes. RELATED STORY: DIY Tips – Building Your Own Airgun Range.So I really wasn’t concerned.”Įdgewood City Schools Superintendent Russ Fussnecker issued a statement pointing to the school’s zero tolerance policy of “violent, disruptive, harassing, intimidating, bullying, or any other inappropriate behavior by its students.” “So I pretty much knew what it was about. Marty told NBC affiliate WLWT that the person who posted the photo on Instagram is a fellow student who-with Zachary and about four or five other kids-plays with airsoft guns in a nearby field. “He never shared, he never commented, he never made a threatening post… anything on the site, just liked it.” “I was livid, I mean, I’m sitting here thinking ‘you just suspended him for ten days for liking a picture of a gun on a social media site,” Zachary’s father Marty Bowlin said. Then, they told me I was getting expelled or suspended or whatever.”Ī note was then sent home to Zachary’s parents informing them that the cause of his suspension was “liking a post on social media that indicated potential school violence.” “ next morning, they called me down and, like, patted me down and checked me for weapons. “I don’t think I did anything wrong,” Zachary told FOX19. RELATED STORY: 18 Authentic Air Pistols For Budget-Friendly Training.We’re not sure how officials at Edgewood Middle School in Trenton were made aware of 13-year-old seventh grader Zachary Bowlin “liking” the photo, but made aware of it they were, and they acted swiftly. His offense, according to reports, was simply “liking” a photo of an airsoft gun on Instagram with a caption that read, “Ready.” Let’s look at the case of an Ohio middle school student who recently received a 10-day suspension. We hate to use this phrase, but “back in our day,” it took a lot more to get suspended from school than it apparently does now.
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