A Black seventh-grader played with a toy gun during a virtual class. His school called the police.
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Dani Elliott was at work last month in Colorado Springs when her 12-year-old son’s vice principal called with alarming news: A police officer was on the way to her house — all because her son had played with a toy gun during his virtual art class.
Elliott says she was terrified, especially considering her son is Black.
“I never thought: ‘You can’t play with a Nerf gun in your own home because somebody may perceive it as a threat and call the police on you,’” Elliott said.
Elliott’s son, Isaiah, was later suspended for five days and now has a record with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and a mark on his school disciplinary paperwork saying he brought a “facsimile of a firearm to school” — even though he was in his own home doing a virtual class. The “gun” was obviously a toy, painted black and green with “Zombie Hunter” on the side.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-black-seventh-grader-played-with-a-toy-gun-during-a-virtual-class-his-school-called-the-police/ar-BB18OEXZ?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP
On edit: This is the toy gun. The lime green color, orange tip and the plastic sheen clearly identifies it as a toy.
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Meanwhile, grown white men can storm into government meetings with real guns with no problem... 
Here's how things should happen in a sane world:
- Parent sends message to teacher about toy gun and/or teacher notices toy gun.
- Teacher admonishes student to put the toy away during class time.
- Isaiah puts toy gun away and pays attention to class.
Done. How hard is that?
