'How do I protect my son, what do I have him do [when] playing with a toy in the privacy of your own home is a threat?' the 7th grader's mother told BuzzFeed News.
A Colorado school suspended a 12-year-old boy for five days and sent the police to his home after a teacher saw him “waving” a toy gun during a virtual class.
After the class concluded, Elliott said that she received an email from her son’s art teacher in which the teacher said that Isaiah had been “extremely distracted,” during the lesson. Elliott said that she couldn’t believe that the school administration had escalated the situation without informing her or her husband.
However, she said that both her husband and Lindaman told her that the only thing Isaiah did was pick up the gun from the couch and move it from one side of the screen to the other.on Thursday, Grand Mountain School said that there were “several inaccuracies being spread on social media” about “an incident that took place during distance learning" but declined to provide details, citing privacy laws.
"During our first week of school, we were still becoming familiar with the platform," the school said. Even though the incident occurred at their home, Elliott said that the suspension notice was written in a way that made it sound like Isaiah had brought the toy gun to school and had disrupted his class.
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