They are absolutely wrong in every way to suspend the kid if the facts in the story are true. That's absurd and harmful with no benefit. That said, I think the

They are absolutely wrong in every way to suspend the kid if the facts in the story are true. That's absurd and harmful with no benefit. That said, I think there has to be something more to this. First, the gun is an airsoft gun that actually looks like a green handgun: https://nypost.com/2020/09/07/colorado-school-calls-sheriff-on-boy-who-showed-toy-gun-in-virtual-class/ https://nypost.com/2020/09/07/colorado-school-calls-sheriff-... For comparison, here is a real handgun that happens to be green: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329185053986413778/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329185053986413778/ Second, it's not clear that the teacher understood or believed it was a toy. And if it wasn't a toy, then their actions don't seem 100% unreasonable. I love the second amendment, but if the teacher honestly believed a 12 year old was casually handling a firearm without supervision, I could see them wanting to let someone know. And maybe they just took it too far. Maybe I have too much faith in humanity, but I really cannot image any reasonable person calling child protective services on a house because a child had a toy gun (nerf, airsoft, or otherwise). I really don't believe teachers are out to get students or to just waste the state's time. But if that's what happened then it's reprehensible. And either way, the suspension makes no sense if the student is telling the truth about what happened.