First Grader Punished for Pointing His Finger Like a Gun

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"An Oklahoma woman said she was outraged when school officials gave her 7-year-old son an in-school suspension for pointing his finger like a gun.

School officials -- without confirming the identity of the boy in question -- said a student pointed his finger like a gun repeatedly, even after being told 'on more than one occasion' not to do it.

Lydia Fox said her son, Patrick Riley, received an in-school suspension Jan. 14 from Parkview Elementary School in Oklahoma City for using his finger to simulate a gun. She said she pulled the first-grader from the school rather than have him submit to the punishment, The Oklahoman reported Thursday. UPI