::NY Daily News::

An elementary school in Colorado suspended a second grader for violating one of their "absolutes" which prohibits games involving pretend weapons. Alex Evans (the 7 year-old suspended) says the imaginary grenade he threw at an imaginary box was necessary to rid the world of evil. He like many, can't believe he got suspended. To clarify, there wasn’t anything in Alex's hand during the course of the game that he calls "rescue the world."

Superintendent Stan Scheer said the School District doesn't have a policy against imaginary weapons, but that every school is allowed to "enhance" the student code of conduct as they see fit. Alex’s mom spoke out saying, "Honestly I don't think the rule is very realistic for kids this age. I think that when a child is trying to save the world, I don't think he should be punished for it."