[Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with toy soldiers

Sun Mar 10 10:27:48 PDT 2013

On 03/09/2013 10:46 PM, Saundra Lund wrote:
> But, this sensational story certainly *_is_* a convenient one for some 
> with agendas to seize onto.  And, focusing on the story is perhaps the 
> best example of going after low hanging fruit that I've seen in a bit ;-)

I'm amazed, perplexed, and astonished by how far the politically correct 
crowd will go with respect to their apparent belief that guns are bad, 
but if I point to an article in a mainstream news service demonstrating 
it then I'm "seizing" onto it because of my "agenda", despite the fact 
that I don't align politically with either major political party that 
are fighting over this particular issue.

I guess you could say that I have an anti-PC agenda.  It's not my fault 
that guns are now the current PC bogeyman.

Paul.

> If the shoe fits, wear it.
>
> Saundra
>
> *From:*vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Rumelhart
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:07 PM
> *To:* Vision 2020
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes 
> topped with toy soldiers
>
> This is getting a little ridiculous, don't you think?
>
> Paul
>
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/school-confiscates-third-grader-cupcakes-topped-toy-soldiers-215018982.html
>
>
>   School confiscates third-grader's cupcakes topped with toy soldiers
>
> /The Daily Caller/ -- Fri, Mar 8, 2013
>
> In the latest incident of anti-gun hysteria to erupt in a school 
> setting, officials at an elementary school in small-town Michigan 
> impounded a third-grader boy's batch of 30 homemade birthday cupcakes 
> because they were adorned with green plastic figurines representing 
> World War Two soldiers.
>
> The school principal branded the military-themed cupcakes 
> "insensitive" in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 
> reports 
> <http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/school-confiscates-cupcakes-decorated-with-toy-soldiers.html> 
> Fox News Radio.
>
> "It disgusted me," Casey Fountain, the boy's father, told Fox News. 
> "It's vile they lump true American heroes with psychopathic killers."
>
> Fountain explained that his wife had made the cupcakes. His son, 
> Hunter, helped decorate them. The following morning, Fountain's wife 
> brought the taboo treats to the school's front office, where the 
> secretary reportedly remarked favorably on their appearance.
>
> "About 15 minutes later the school called my wife and told her they 
> couldn't serve the cupcakes because the soldiers had guns," Fountain 
> told Fox News. "My wife told them to remove the soldiers and serve the 
> cupcakes anyway --- and I believe she may have used more colorful 
> language."
>
> "We're just taking political correctness too far," the angry father added.
>
> In a statement to local media, Schall Elementary School principal 
> Susan Wright Susan Wright doubled down on her school's bold stand 
> against little green men that represent American soldiers.
>
> "These are toys that were commonplace in the past," Wright said. 
> "However, some parents prohibit all guns as toys. In light of that 
> difference, the school offered to replace the soldiers with another 
> item and the soldiers were returned home with the student."
>
> "Living in a democratic society entails respect for opposing 
> opinions," the principal also said. "In the climate of recent events 
> in schools we walk a delicate balance in teaching non-violence in our 
> buildings and trying to ensure a safe, peaceful atmosphere."
>
> This incident is the latest in a growing line of apparent 
> overreactions by school officials to things students have brought to 
> school --- or talked about bringing to school, or eaten at school --- 
> that are not anything like real guns.
>
> At Genoa-Kingston Middle School in northeast Illinois, a teacher 
> threatened an eighth-grader with suspension if he did not remove his 
> t-shirt emblazoned with the interlocking rifles 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-marines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/> 
> insignia of the United States Marines. *(RELATED: Junior high teacher 
> tells kid to remove Marines t-shirt or get suspended) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/27/junior-high-teacher-tells-kid-to-remove-marines-t-shirt-or-get-suspended/>*
>
> At Park Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, a student was 
> suspended for two days because his teacher thought he shaped a 
> strawberry, pre-baked toaster pastry 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakfast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/> 
> into something resembling a gun. *(RELATED: Second-grader suspended 
> for having breakfast pastry shaped like a gun) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/02/second-grader-suspended-for-having-breakfast-pastry-shaped-like-a-gun/>*
>
> At Poston Butte High School in Arizona, a high school freshman was 
> suspended 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having-a-picture-of-a-gun/> 
> for setting a picture of a gun as the desktop background on his 
> school-issued computer. *(RELATED: Freshman suspended for picture of 
> gun) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/02/high-school-freshman-suspended-for-having-a-picture-of-a-gun/>*
>
> At D. Newlin Fell School in Philadelphia, school officials reportedly 
> yelled at a student and then searched her in front of her class after 
> she was found with a paper gun 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-having-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/> 
> her grandfather had made for her.* (RELATED: Paper gun causes panic) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/24/philadelphia-girl-searched-berated-for-having-a-gun-made-of-paper-at-school/>*
>
> In rural Pennsylvania, a kindergarten girl was suspended for making a 
> "terroristic threat" 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/29/hello-kitty-bubble-gun-comment-lands-5-year-old-in-school-suspension/> 
> after she told another girl that she planned to shoot her with a pink 
> Hello Kitty toy gun that bombards targets with soapy bubbles.
>
> At Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Maryland, a six-year-old boy was 
> suspended for making the universal kid sign for a gun 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/>, 
> pointing at another student and saying "pow." That boy's suspension 
> was later lifted and his name cleared. *(RELATED: Pow! You're 
> suspended, kid) 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/03/maryland-school-suspends-six-year-old-boy-for-making-gun-gesture-saying-pow/>*
>
>
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