{"id":2637361,"date":"2026-07-29T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/autistic-1st-grader-chomps-sandwich-into-harmless-shape-liberals-hate-points-it-at-another-student-gets-suspended\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:39:37","slug":"autistic-1st-grader-chomps-sandwich-into-harmless-shape-liberals-hate-points-it-at-another-student-gets-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/autistic-1st-grader-chomps-sandwich-into-harmless-shape-liberals-hate-points-it-at-another-student-gets-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Autistic 1st Grader Chomps Sandwich Into Harmless Shape Liberals Hate, Points It at Another Student, Gets Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fautistic-1st-grader-chomps-sandwich-into-harmless-shape-liberals-hate-points-it-at-another-student-gets-suspended%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A story highlights the issues faced by a 6-year-old autistic child, John Medina, who was suspended from school in Fayette County, Georgia, for behavior such as biting a sandwich into a gun shape and pointing it at another student. Despite his age and disability, the school disciplined him repeatedly, including 33 instances and 14 suspensions, for typical childhood behaviors like using a water bottle as a toy gun or drawing a turkey with a pilgrim. His mother, Kristen Medina, expressed confusion and frustration over the school&#8217;s actions, emphasizing that the school&#8217;s response was unreasonable and that they failed to consider his developmental needs. Experts advocate for assessing children&#8217;s behavior with understanding and providing appropriate support, rather than harsh punishment. The incident echoes similar past cases where children were suspended for harmless actions like chewing pastry into a gun shape. Critics argue that such overreactions reflect broader failures in education and raise concerns about excessive regulation and the impact on children&#8217;s mental health,with some suggesting that these policies contribute to a generation ill-prepared for independence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A story of an autistic child being suspended from school in Fayette County, Georgia, will likely make homeschooling seem more appealing to anyone losing faith in the education system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2026\/07\/27\/georgia-first-grader-with-autism-suspended-biting-sandwich-into-shape-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta First News<\/a> reported Sunday that 6-year-old John Medina bit his sandwich into the shape of a gun at lunchtime and pointed it at another student.<\/p>\n<p>For that, he was suspended, but the outlet reported Sunday it\u2019s part of a long history for Medina and his family. He\u2019s been disciplined 33 times and received 14 suspensions from Sara Harp Minter Elementary administrators.<\/p>\n<p>On one occasion, Medina was suspended for using his water bottle like a gun, pointing it at another child while making noises. He was disciplined for another instance when he drew a pilgrim shooting a turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the actions of the administration are nonsensical, as this sounds like typical behavior for a 6-year-old. His mother, Kristen Medina, was baffled about the sandwich incident, which took place in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey informed me over that phone call that he was getting suspended for it,\u201d Medina said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you\u2019re just like baffled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it is baffling that a school meant to educate children does not understand children.<\/p>\n<p>In meetings with Fayette County Schools, Medina\u2019s parents sought the help of a former special education director in various Georgia school districts, Donna Reynolds. She said the school is not addressing Medina in a reasonable manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to look at the whole picture,\u201d she asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to look at his age. You need to look at his disability. You need to look at past behavior, and you need to determine whether this is more of a teaching moment or is this something that really needs discipline, and is that discipline then going to change the behavior?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fayette County Schools Superintendent Jonathan Patterson gave an extremely bureaucratic answer, providing little explanation to the disciplinary actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re committed to meeting parents to try to work through these challenging situations that maybe we agree on, that maybe we don\u2019t agree on, but we\u2019re committed to keep coming back to the table and trying to resolve those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The poor young man believes he\u2019s not a good kid because of the trouble he\u2019s gotten into. Kristen said, \u201cI think he feels like he\u2019s a bad kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were definitely times when he would come home and say \u2018I\u2019m a bad kid\u2019 and that\u2019s really hard to hear as a mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medina should know there\u2019s nothing wrong with him. Our educators are incredibly incompetent. Moreover, it\u2019s perfectly healthy \u2014 and American \u2014 to have an interest in firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, instances like this have occurred before. In 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/education\/anne-arundel-second-grader-suspended-for-chewing-his-pastry-into-the-shape-of-a-gun\/2013\/03\/04\/44c4bbcc-84c4-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported a child was suspended in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for chewing a pastry into a gun and saying, \u201cbang, bang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my eyes, it\u2019s irrelevant; I don\u2019t care who he pointed it at,\u201d the boy\u2019s father, B.J. Welch, said. \u201cIt was harmless. It was a danish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Educators should worry less about what children do with their food and more about critical thinking and academic rigor.<\/p>\n<p>Feminist visions of working moms have turned children over to the state to raise. The result has been \u2014 and will continue to be \u2014 a generation of emasculated ideologues who receive lessons on their sexuality but cannot perform basic arithmetic.<\/p>\n<p>We are going to wind up with millions of oblivious, dysfunctional adults who won\u2019t be able to function independently.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]] = document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display = 'block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src = firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id'] = firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display = 'block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fayette County autistic child&#8217;s suspension may boost homeschooling appeal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2637362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-07-29T142559.204.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16027,50841,65846,33462],"class_list":["post-2637361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-autism","tag-bullying-2","tag-elementary-school","tag-viral-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-07-29T142559.204.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637361"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637364,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637361\/revisions\/2637364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}