‘Toaster Pastry Gun Freedom Act’ proposed in Maryland

This is a sad commentary on the state of affairs in some places, where they suspend elementary school kids for eating their toaster pastry into the shape of a gun (there’s a link in the story at DC to that sad incident). I suppose, though, that you have to pass a law when people lose the ability to use reason to evaluate what’s going on. Or, at least a lot of people think you have to pass a law, which is why we have so many (stupid) laws.

A Maryland state senator has crafted a bill to curb the zeal of public school officials who are tempted to suspend students as young as kindergarten for having things — or talking about things, or eating things — that represent guns, but aren’t actually anything like real guns.

Sen. J. B. Jennings, a Republican who represents Baltimore Harford Counties, introduced “The Reasonable School Discipline Act of 2013″ on Thursday, reports The Star Democrat.

“We really need to re-evaluate how kids are punished,” Jennings told The Star Democrat. “These kids can’t comprehend what they are doing or the ramifications of their actions.”

via ‘Toaster Pastry Gun Freedom Act’ proposed in Maryland | The Daily Caller.