,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjac ,mr4 
,stockman introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and the ,workforce  ,a      
,,bill  ,to protect the rights of       
children4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,student ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,congressional findings     
,congress finds3  7#a7 ,so-called       
zero-tolerance weapons policies in      
federally funded schools are being used 
to outlaw harmless expressions of       
childhood play4  7#b7 ,so-called        
zero-tolerance weapons policies in      
federally funded schools are being used 
to teach children to be afraid of       
inanimate objects that are shaped like  
guns4  7#c7 ,a school in ,grand ,island1
 ,nebraska1 this year demanded a        
three-year-old deaf boy in preschool    
change his name because its sign        
language expression resembles a gun4    
7#d7 ,a seven-year-old ,colorado boy was

 suspended for throwing an imaginary    
hand grenade4  7#e7 ,in ,talbot ,county1
 ,maryland1 two six-year-old boys were  
suspended this year for shaping their   
fingers in the shape of guns while      
playing cops and robbers during recess4 
7#f7 ,a #ad-year-old in ,kentucky was   
not only suspended from school this year
 for wearing an ,,nra ,t-shirt that     
said1 protect your right1 but the       
principal called police to have him     
arrested4  7#g7 ,a six-year-old ,palmer1
 ,massachusetts1 kindergartner who      
brought a plastic ,g4,i4 ,joe ,lego toy 
gun on a school bus was given detention 
and ordered to write a letter of apology
 to the bus driver and fellow student   
passengers4  7#h7 ,this                 
government-sanctioned political         
correctness is traumatizing children and
 spreading irrational fear4  #c4        
,declaration of policy  7a7 ,no funds   
appropriated pursuant to any provisions 
of law may be used for any educational  
institution which punishes a student as 

a result of any of the following actions
 by the student3  7#a7 brandishing a    
pastry or other food which is partially 
consumed in such a way that the remnant 
resembles a gun2  7#b7 possession of a  
toy gun which is two inches or less2    
7#c7 possession of a toy gun made of    
plastic snap together building blocks2  
7#d7 using a finger or hand to simulate 
a gun2  7#e7 vocalizing imaginary       
firearms or munitions2  7#f7 wearing a  
,t-shirt that supports ,second          
,amendment rights2  7#g7 drawing a      
picture of1 or possessing an image of1 a
 firearm2 or  7#h7 using a pencil1 pen  
or other writing utensil to simulate a  
firearm4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
provisions of this ,act shall take      
effect on the date of enactment of the  
,act4