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Christopher Kissinger, 8, was suspended from South Elementary School in Jonesboro, Ark., under the school's “zero tolerance” weapons rule. His weapon? A breaded chicken finger. The boy allegedly pointed the lunch snack at a teacher and said “pow, pow, pow” to her. Principal Dan Sullivan defended the suspension, noting “people saw real threats to the safety and security of their students.” (AP) ...If the principal calls something served in the cafeteria a dangerous weapon, they're investigating the wrong crime.