In yet another example of the lack of common sense of the “zero tolerance policy” that some schools have, another incident has left two boys expelled from school who were never a threat to anyone except those that hate guns, even toy guns. According to NBCnews two school children have been expelled from school for playing with airsoft guns on private property. The two seventh graders attended a Virginia Beach middle school and were playing in their own yards, with airsoft guns. The two boys never brought the toy guns to school, they never brought them on the bus, and they never even brought the toy guns near the school property. It was in their own front yard.

During a hearing Tuesday morning, Aidan Clark and Khalid Caraballo were expelled in a unanimous vote for “possession, handling and use of a firearm.” Clark was offered the option of attending an alternative school, but his father, Tim, told WAVY News’ Andy Fox he will be home-schooled. Caraballo will attend an alternative school.”

The boys were playing on a private yard and were no where near the school bus or bus stop (actually they were more than 70 yards away). So what’s the reason for this expulsion, other than the fact that the school wants to make a statement about guns, even little plastic ones that shoot plastic BB’s?

Listen to the 911 call from the mother who called it in: http://media2.wavy.com/audio/Carew911call.wav

WAVY.com located the 911 caller and spoke to her. She confirmed Khalid was taking target practice using a zombie hunter airsoft gun to kill the paper “zombies”. There was also a net behind the target to catch the plastic pellets. The caller also knew the gun wasn’t real and said so, “This is not a real one, but it makes people uncomfortable. I know that it makes me (uncomfortable), as a mom, to see a boy pointing a gun,” she told the 911 dispatcher.

So because this woman was uncomfortable with what another mother’s child was doing on his own private property with a toy gun we now have the school getting involved and expelling the boy and his friend from school. Score one for the busybodies of the world. Score zero for common sense.

For those that don’t know what airsoft guns are, these are NOT real firearms and cannot be used as such. They use springs to shoot small plastic BB’s. And no, they do not shoot eyes out. If kids cannot even play with toy guns in their own yard for fear of getting kicked out of school, then it is obvious that this zero tolerance policy has gone too far. The mother of one of the boys said that “possession and distribution of a firearm for a 12 year old is pretty harsh for a toy I bought for $25 dollars.”

Thanks to one of our readers, below is the school’s contact info, in case anyone has questions about the school’s policy or would like to contact any of the school officials about intervening in private/personal matters that don’t concern the school:

VIRGINIA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

600 Twenty-Fifth Street

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Office: 757.648.5050

Guidance: 757.437.4893

Fax: 757.437.4708