Mass. school threatens to suspend 5-year-old for Lego gun
Playtime in school turned problematic for a 5-year-old Massachusetts boy who made a toy gun out of two Legos.
Joseph Cardosa is part of the after-school program at Hyannis West Elementary School on Cape Cod. His parents received a letter a few days ago that said Joseph had received his first warning for using toys inappropriately, and that upon a second warning, he will be suspended from the program for two weeks. Joseph’s parents, Shelia Cruz and Octavio Cardosa, say the school is taking things too far.
“It’s not like he’s designing a machine gun,” Mr. Cardosa said....