More details have emerged.
Henkelman, a retired Navy veteran, said his son is an honors student who pitches for the local baseball team. And the boy wants to be a Navy SEAL. “That’s the context of the comments he made on the bus,” he said. “He wants to be a hero.”
After Henkelman picked up his son from school, the deputy sheriff said he would need to search their home. “I said, by what authority and he said that
he had to make sure the house is clear of guns,” he said.
The deputy arrived at their home 15 minutes later armed with a four-page questionnaire. “I was uncomfortable answering the questions,” he said. “But I was told
if I don’t fill this form out – he would not be allowed back in school.” The questions covered topics ranging from mental health to how many guns and weapons the family owned.
At some point, the deputy said he had to search the home. They got as far as the kitchen when Henkelman decided to feel uneasy.
“I asked him to leave,” he said.
“The deputy became agitated and said he would get a search warrant. I said that’s what I needed.”
After the deputy left,
Henkelman called the sheriff’s department. He was told over the phone that officers would not be searching his home.http://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2013/06/05/boy-suspended-for-merely-saying-gun-n1613688/page/full
