A ripped paper “gun” gets a kid in trouble at school. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. When you train kids that any “guns” are evil, you’re bound to get the pint sized school Stasi turning in their friends.  And simpleton Principals with zero tolerance rules don’t know what to do.

According to Philadelphia mother Dianna Kelly, who spoke with FOX 29 about the incident, her daughter, Melody Valentin, was given a sheet of paper by her

grandfather that was torn and folded to look like a pistol. When another student saw the fake gun, which Melody had thrown in the trash can, he alerted the teacher.

The teacher then went over the top when reprimanding Melody, Kelly told Fox 29, saying that he “should call the cops on her” and that she could “be arrested.”

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