The family of an 11-year-old boy said he was suspended from his Virginia Beach, Virginia, school because administrators thought he waited too long to report that another student brought a bullet to class.
An attorney for the family accused St. John the Apostle Catholic School of punishing the sixth grader when he was only trying to do the right thing.
“They’re ruining this kid’s academic career by putting a suspension on his middle school record.”St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Virginia Beach.
Anderson said a student pulled out a bullet and showed it to the 11-year-old right before the test started.
“That was quite shocking to [his] mom that one, he would receive the exact same punishment that the kid that brought the bullet to school received.
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