Girl, 5, suspended from kindergarten for ten days after threatening to 'shoot' friend with pink Hello Kitty bubble gun



A 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl who told another girl she was going to shoot her with a pink toy gun that blows soapy bubbles has been suspended from kindergarten.

Her family has hired an attorney to fight the punishment, which initially was 10 days but was reduced to two.

Attorney Robin Ficker says Mount Carmel Area School District officials labeled the girl a 'terrorist threat' for the bubble gun remark, made on January 10 as both girls waited for a school bus.

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'Terrorist threat': A 5-year-old-girl was expelled from kindergarten for 10 days after saying she would 'shoot' another girl with pink Hello Kitty bubblegun

Ficker says the girl didn't even have the bubble gun with her and has never fired a real gun. He says she's 'the least terroristic person in Pennsylvania.'

According to Ficker, school officials heard about the conversation and questioned the girls for 30 minutes the next day.

Pennlive.com reported that the children's parents were not informed this meeting was taking place.



But the 5-year-old was deemed a 'terrorist threat' and suspended for 10 days. The school then required the girl to have a psychological evaluation.

School officials also required that the girl was sent for a psychological evaluation, after which the punishment was reduced from 10 days to 2

When the psychologist said she was not a danger to others, district officials reduced the suspension from ten days to two days.

But the girl still has the incident on her record. Ficker intends to have this expunged and that the student is offered an apology.