Quote:A 16-year-old Summerville High School student says he was arrested Tuesday morning and suspended after writing about killing a dinosaur using a gun.
Alex Stone said he and his classmates were told in class to write a few sentences about themselves, and a "status" as if it was a Facebook page.
Stone said in his "status" he wrote a fictional story that involved the words "gun" and "take care of business."
"I killed my neighbor's pet dinosaur, and, then, in the next status I said I bought the gun to take care of the business," Stone said.
Stone says his statements were taken completely out of context.
"I could understand if they made him re-write it because he did have "gun" in it. But a pet dinosaur?" said Alex's mother Karen Gray."I mean first of all, we don't have dinosaurs anymore. Second of all, he's not even old enough to buy a gun."
Investigators say the teacher contacted school officials after seeing the message containing the words "gun" and "take care of business," and police were then notified on Tuesday.
Summerville police officials say Stone's bookbag and locker were searched on Tuesday, and a gun was not found.
Quote:Stone and his mother say they understand the sensitive nature of what he wrote, but they say it was a rash reaction to an innocent situation.
"I regret it because they put it on my record, but I don't see the harm in it," Stone said."I think there might have been a better way of putting it, but I think me writing like that, it shouldn't matter unless I put it out towards a person."
According to police, when Stone was asked by school officials about the comment written on the assignment, he said it was a joke.
Summerville police officials say Stone was disruptive and was told that he was being detained for disturbing schools.
Stone was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. District officials say the student has been suspended.
RE: High school student arrested for killing dinosaur in class assignment
In Dyer, TN yesterday a student sneezed, a girl across the room said "Bless you". She was suspended. Don't know if that is the full story, maybe someone on here does.
RE: High school student arrested for killing dinosaur in class assignment
(08-20-2014 01:00 PM)Poorwill Wrote: In Dyer, TN yesterday a student sneezed, a girl across the room said "Bless you". She was suspended. Don't know if that is the full story, maybe someone on here does.
I saw that and almost made a new thread, but they all seem to be getting drowned out by Ferguson lately.
High school student arrested for killing dinosaur in class assignment
(08-20-2014 01:04 PM)EverRespect Wrote:
(08-20-2014 01:00 PM)Poorwill Wrote: In Dyer, TN yesterday a student sneezed, a girl across the room said "Bless you". She was suspended. Don't know if that is the full story, maybe someone on here does.
I saw that and almost made a new thread, but they all seem to be getting drowned out by Ferguson lately.
I didn't see this earlier, but I made a thread a few minutes ago about this story with a link
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High school student arrested for killing dinosaur in class assignment
