Kindergartener suspended for bringing bubble 'gun' to school

This punishment does not fit the crime.
(Image credit: Screenshot/FOX31)

A 5-year-old Colorado girl was suspended from kindergarten after bringing a weapon to class — only that weapon was a $5 see-through plastic Frozen bubble blaster.

The girl's mother, Emma, told Fox that while she never would have knowingly let her daughter take the toy to school, the girl put it in her backpack before leaving the house.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.