A local school district has suspended a member of the Young Marines youth leadership group after students saw drill props in her vehicle.<\/p>\n
Marie Morrow, a 17-year-old senior at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, is serving a 10-day suspension. Her punishment could be extended at an expulsion hearing later this month.<\/p>\n
Morrow is a student leader in the Douglas County Young Marines, a group dedicated to teaching leadership and life skills.<\/p>\n
Cherry Creek Schools suspended Morrow after other students reported seeing guns inside her SUV, which was parked outside school while she was in class.<\/p>\n
The school also called police, who seized the three drill team guns made of wood, plastic and duct tape. Police told Morrow to claim them in time for her after-school drill practice off-campus.<\/p>\n
School administrators, however, were less understanding. The guns were declared "authentic representations of genuine weapons," triggering a mandatory expulsion statute in state law.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
There’s no freaking excuse for this – ridiculous – willingness to place all judgment at bay. A young woman who has what amounts to a toy gun in her car – one that she has a legitimate, benign use for – may get thrown out of her school.<\/p>\n
There are a few people worth contacting about this, starting with:<\/p>\n
1) Cherry Creek School District<\/p>\n
Superintendent: rmcintire -at- cherrycreekschools.org<\/p>\n
Board of Education: ccsdboard -at- cherrycreekschools.org<\/p>\n
2) Principal of the High School<\/p>\n
Brooke Gregory<\/p>\n
egregory -at- cherrycreekschools.org<\/p>\n
3) Contact local elected officials in Aurora, CO and ask them to intervene.<\/p>\n
State Senator Nancy Spence<\/p>\n
nancyspence -at- qwest.net<\/p>\n
State Representative Cindy Acree<\/p>\n
cindy.acree.house -at- state.co.us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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