A Mitchell High School student is suspended and could be expelled after being found with a gun Wednesday.
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According to the Come And Talk It radio show host’s Facebook page, the survey was distributed to roughly 100 students in the class, however, it was not mandatory for students to answer the questions. That’s what Spence told them, and what she relayed to Examiner as well.
“Does your family own any guns?”
Have you ever fired a gun?
While this gun survey is hardly the first of it’s kind to spark controversy, it should serve as a reminder to parents that discussions surrounding guns and political beliefs need to start at home.
What are your political views?
What would you do if this survey was handed to your child?
Admittedly, such questions can raise alarms, as they did among a few parents in the Pflugerville area, and among Cargill’s listeners.
School officials were alerted to the toy after a student saw the 10th grader, who was not identified, pull the toy from his waistband and put it into the backpack.
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Spence also noted that it is not the district’s policy to “go over” the student newspaper.
