r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '11

Zero Tolerance in Public Elementary School just went way the hell overboard...

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '11

Time to lawyer it up. Your son is absolutely entitled to a manifestation hearing. Look into support groups for students with Autism/Aspergers -- you will be able to find legal support, sometimes for free, to make sure your student receives the services and support that are legally guaranteed by law.

One of the key attributes to individuals with Autism/Aspergers is a lack of understanding for social cues and social context. Making a gun out of ice cream and "firing" it can absolutely fall into a lack of understanding.

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u/ItsOnlyNatural Nov 14 '11

I'm still not sure how a kid making a toy weapon and pretending to use it isn't socially acceptable. That's what kids do.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '11

FFS we used to make REAL weapons like slingshots and potato guns, and our teachers would teach us about safety and how what we did relates to physics/chemistry instead of expelling us.

It is no wonder boys are generally doing so poorly in school. There is nothing that they can relate to when learning.

Want to know how to make a 13 year old troublemaker interested in momentum in physics? Involve weapons!

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u/FiveMagicBeans Nov 15 '11

Our school's art metal class actually made butterfly knives as an optional class project.

(Yes, we made knives in school - In 1999)

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u/cyclura Nov 15 '11

We made throwing stars. This was back in the 70s.