Elementary Student Suspended For Threatening To Use 'Hobbit Ring'
- 9 years ago
J.R.R. Tolkein’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series has been igniting the imaginations of people young and old for decades. However, one elementary student’s reference to the tale got him in a whole world of trouble.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'Lord of the Rings’ series has been igniting the imaginations of people young and old for decades.
However, one elementary student’s reference to the tale got him in a whole world of trouble.
After watching “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” 9-year-old Aiden Steward brought a ring to his Kermit, Texas grade school and told a friend it was made in Middle Earth’s Mount Doom.
He also mentioned to his pal that by placing it on boy’s head he could render him invisible, just like Bilbo Baggins.
When school officials heard about the claim they deemed what Aiden had said a threat and suspended him.
Aiden’s father responded by sending the school an email.
In it he wrote, “I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s
J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'Lord of the Rings’ series has been igniting the imaginations of people young and old for decades.
However, one elementary student’s reference to the tale got him in a whole world of trouble.
After watching “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” 9-year-old Aiden Steward brought a ring to his Kermit, Texas grade school and told a friend it was made in Middle Earth’s Mount Doom.
He also mentioned to his pal that by placing it on boy’s head he could render him invisible, just like Bilbo Baggins.
When school officials heard about the claim they deemed what Aiden had said a threat and suspended him.
Aiden’s father responded by sending the school an email.
In it he wrote, “I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s