EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island boy whose school banned a hat he made because the toy soldiers on it carried tiny guns was awarded a medal on Friday for his patriotic efforts.
Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio, the retired head of the Rhode Island National Guard, gave 8-year-old David Morales a medal called a challenge coin during an appearance on WPRO-AM's John DePetro show.
Centracchio said the second-grader should be thanked for recognizing veterans and soldiers.
"You did nothing wrong, and you did an outstanding job," he said. "We can only hope that kids of your caliber will continue to defend this country."
Centracchio also gave David a certificate that allows him to call himself a brigadier general.
David was assigned to make a hat last week for a project at the Tiogue School in Coventry. He chose a patriotic theme and glued plastic Army figures to a camouflage baseball cap. But school officials said the hat ran afoul of their no-weapons policy because the Army men held tiny guns.
A no-weapons policy because Army men held tiny guns? Are you freaking
2 comments:
OMG!! Are you kidding me?? That is horrible. I'm with you, the poor kid should have been applauded instead of condemmed. Shame on that school!
That is a really good story. Thanks for sharing.
AOB
MSN:
There were some small-minded people that initially called this boy to task...he did NOTHING WRONG AT ALL.
If anything, he's CREATIVE...AND A PATRIOT!
And I hear the school WILL be changing this "policy" of theirs...REAL soon.
There comes a time when all this "zero-tolerance" crap needs to be CAREFULLY examined.
There are always "exceptions to the rule", and before you institute a law, you should do YOUR homework, to see if the good of EVERYONE is being served while NOT treading on people's God-given rights.
Justice will be served there.
As for this young boy?
Carry on, "General".
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