A Georgia mother is criticizing school officials after her 8-year-old son was suspended for bringing an object made from LEGO pieces to school that administrators determined resembled a gun.
The child, a student at Walnut Creek Elementary School, was suspended for three days, according to his mother, who said the incident has raised concerns about how the school district handled the situation.
“This is the weapon they say my child had,” the student’s mother saidwhile holding the LEGO creation. “This is clarified as a weapon to the school district.”
The student’s mother said her son, who has autism and ADHD, did not make threats at school.
She argued that the school did not need to move immediately to suspension.
“My child did not go to school and say anything harmful or bad,” she said. “They could have simply explained to him, ‘Hey, we cannot build things that we think are a weapon or look like a gun.’”
