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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-511gunboy.story?coll=sfla%2Dhome% Pinellas fifth grader cuffed, sent home after classmates turn him in for drawing weapons The Associated Press May 11, 2001 OLDSMAR -- A boy was taken from his elementary school in handcuffs after his classmates turned him in for drawing pictures of weapons. The 11-year-old fifth grader was not charged with a crime in the Wednesday incident. His name is not being released to protect him, school officials said. ``There were some drawings that were confiscated by the teacher,'' Oldsmar Elementary School Principal David Schmitt said. ``The children were in no danger at all. It involved no real weapons.'' Still, Schmitt refused to discuss details of the boy's case. ``All I can tell you is it was a threat . . . against students,'' he said. ``Nobody in particular, but students in general. ``We just need to get it through kids' heads that there are certain things you don't say and there are certain things you don't draw,'' he said. The boy was handcuffed by school police for his safety, according to Pinellas County School District spokesman Ron Stone. [...] <snip> Copyright © 2001, South Florida Sun-Sentinel ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ **************************************************************************
