School administrators said that J.B. Belcher, six, threatened another student by making a gun gesture with his fingers in a game of ‘cops and robbers’ during recess.
Belcher's attorney, M. Reed Martz, and school staff said that on September 1, J.B. and another student were playing"cops and robbers" during recess. During the game, the children made pretend guns with their fingers and said"Bang, bang" at each other.
The suspension notice states that J.B. committed a"3.22 Threat" infraction, which is classified as"threat/intimidation of student" in the school's student and parent handbook. Examples of a 3.
Arson, assault bomb threats, burglary and sexual battery are also categorized as Class III infractions, Ingraham noted,"Any reasonable person would say no but apparently, the administration chose not to be reasonable," Belcher said. Asked whether they intend to pursue legal avenues against the district, the attorney said,"We hope it doesn't come to that."an opportunity, a deadline at the end of this week to do the right thing to recognize the absurdity of the situation of charging this six-year-old," Martz said. He added that he recently learned the incident with J.B. isn't an isolated one for the school.
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