Bebe 17,289 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Tolkien lore led a Texas boy to suspension after he brought his “one ring†to school. Kermit Elementary School officials called it a threat when the 9-year-old boy, Aiden Steward, in a playful act of make-believe, told a classmate he could make him disappear with a ring forged in fictional Middle Earth’s Mount Doom. “It sounded unbelievable,†the boy’s father, Jason Steward, told the Daily News. He insists his son “didn’t mean anything by it.†The Stewards had just watched “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies†days earlier, inspiring Aiden’s imagination and leading him to proclaim that he had in his possession the one ring to rule them all. “Kids act out movies that they see. When I watched Superman as a kid, I went outside and tried to fly,†Steward said. Aiden claimed Thursday he could put a ring on his friend's head and make him invisible like Bobo Baggins, who stole Gollum’s "precious" in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series “The Lord of the Rings.†“I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s existence,†the boy's father later wrote in an email. "If he did, I'm sure he'd bring him right back." Principal Roxanne Greer declined to comment on the fourth-grader’s suspension, citing confidentiality policies, according to the Odessa American, who first reported Aiden’s troubles Friday. The family moved to the Kermit Independent School District only six months ago, but it’s been nothing but headaches for Aiden. He’s already been suspended three times this school year. Two of the disciplinary actions this year were in-school suspensions for referring to a classmate as black and bringing his favorite book to school: "The Big Book of Knowledge." “He loves that book. They were studying the solar system and he took it to school. He thought his teacher would be impressed,†Steward said. But the teacher learned the popular children’s encyclopedia had a section on pregnancy, depicting a pregnant woman in an illustration, he explained. Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/texas-boy-suspended-bringing-ring-power-school-article-1.2099103 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memo 176 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 omg this is messy as hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle 136 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 What type of mess :toofloppy: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife 7,084 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How was that school to know that this little boy wasn't working for Sauron? Personally, I don't blame them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves 1,891 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalOne 11,607 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 :megaflop: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wonka 4 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 is this an actual joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 That's such unfair treatment to a little kid.... what do you expect a 9 year old to refer someone dark skinned? African American child of America? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoskeleton123 6 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 the south is just one big ****hole full of idiots, east and west coast USA is where it's at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 26,836 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 This school sounds like a mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Got what he deserved. There is no reason for him to have called a child black or be looking at photos of pregnant women when he could have been listening to "Venus" and learning about the solar system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Fatale 72 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 i swear schools these days are turning kids into robots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Lo 2,481 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 People who say black is racist :smh: hop on that **** like a maniac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thathimerosguy 3 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How was that school to know that this little boy wasn't working for Sauron? Personally, I don't blame them. lmfaoooo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoFameMonster 1,592 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 there is such a ring and at the superbowl I will be using it...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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