I know guns are a big deal nowadays, but I think we can draw the line at Legos:* A 6-year-old kid brought a tiny plastic, toy gun (it's not clear if it was a Lego gun or just Lego-sized, actually) onto a bus, and the bus driver reported that another student yelled at the sight of it and that there was a disturbance. The kid was originally supposed to get detention, but then bus surveillance tape was reviewed and there... was no disturbance. That plus public pressure resulted in all discipline action being dropped.
Which makes this a far better result than the infamous pastry incident, where a 7-year-old ate a pastry into the vague shape of a gun, and then allegedly pointed it at another student and said "bang" (the kid denied the latter part). The school decided to absolutely flip its trout, the kid was suspended, and then the school informed the rest of the students and their parents that counseling services were available if they needed help dealing with the traumatic incident. Which is fair enough, because I'm pretty sure I would need counseling if I had to deal with such mindless idiots every day.
*And yes, it's "Legos" or "LEGOs," because the plural of proper name uses standard English rules. E.g., "the dead Kennedys." And name-brands are routinely used to refer to both the company and the objects it makes (e.g., Toyotas, Kleenexes, etc.). It is either "Lego toys" (which is what the Lego company prefers) or "Legos," not "Lego" as its own plural. There is no possible way the latter is correct.
