Find me one lib here or who's running for president who would agree that the kid deserved to be suspended.
You can't.
I support it. School rules here to be firm & apply to everyone. To excuse one kid because you know the family & blah bah blah and not another because you don'yt know the family or think poorly of them get schools into legal trouble.
1) What does the school policy say. Our local school says you can have a weapon or display something resembling one. That could include a "hand" gun. Stupid?? maybe but it could be the written policy
2) Schools need to identify potential threats. If a girl thought the pointing of the "hand:" gun was a threat, then the school is right.
3) In toay's school shooting environment, Schools are not taking any chances. Administrators are not putting their careers at risk.
4) In today's atmosphere of school shootings, certainly your kid should have known better. These are 15 year olds, not eight year olds.
I would be pissed off but eventually know & understand. Take the kid for the evaluation. Cool down & look at it from the school's perspective.