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4th Grader Who Briefly Showed BB Gun During Virtual School Session Can’t Get Suspension Taken Off Permanent Record

Ashe Schow
4th Grader Who Briefly Showed BB Gun During Virtual School Session Can’t Get Suspension Taken Off Permanent Record
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In September, 9-year-old Ka’Mauri Harrison was suspended after his teacher briefly saw a BB gun in the young boy’s bedroom during a virtual class session.

Harrison’s family fought the suspension, arguing that their home was not an extension of the classroom and therefore Harrison could not be suspended for bringing a gun to school. The Louisiana state legislature passed a law named after Harrison to affirm how wrong the school behaved and yet still the school board refuses to remove Harrison’s suspension from his permanent record.

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