Morphine Prince 109,700 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 A 9-year-old boy who boasted to a classmate that he could make him vanish has disappeared himself – from school. Kermit, Texas fourth grader Aiden Steward was suspended from his elementary school on Friday, one day after making the alleged “terroristic threat,†as the Odessa American describes it, of promising another child he’d render him invisible with his fictional “one ring†from the J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series The Lord of the Rings. “It sounded unbelievable,†dad Jason Steward tells the New York Daily News, maintaining that his son “didn’t mean anything by it.†Aiden and his family had gone to see The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies the weekend prior and the father explains that his son was innocently making believe. “Kids act out movies that they see. When I watched Superman as a kid, I went outside and tried to fly,†Steward says, adding, “I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s existence. If he did, I’m sure he’d bring him right back.†But principal Roxanne Greer didn’t see the charm in Aiden’s supernatural pretending and issued disciplinary action. The father says that Greer told him threats to another child’s safety would not be tolerated, even if they were make believe. The administrator declined to comment, insisting, “All student stuff is confidential.†Kermit Independent School District Superintendent Bill Boyd didn’t return Yahoo Parenting’s requests for comment either. Texas Education Code, however, mandates that this type of mandatory leave “may not exceed three school days,†so Aiden should be back in action at school this week. Though Jason says his family knows the deal by now. Aiden has experienced two in-school suspensions already this school year. One for referring to a fellow student as “black†reports the New York Daily News, and the other for bringing in “The Big Book of Knowledge†to school, which his teacher reportedly had an issue with because of its illustrations of a pregnant woman. “He loves that book,†says the dad. “They were studying the solar system and he took it to school. He thought his teacher would be impressed.†Source: https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/fourth-grader-suspended-for-lord-of-the-rings-109899821102.html This school is a ****ing mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalOne 11,604 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Oh lord :air: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunk96 2,526 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Them Christians are something else,and this is one of about an infinite amount of examples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wonka 4 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 this is my favorite story ever and makes me hate the mentality of certain people even more than i already did Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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