Mom: RI school bans patriotic hat because the small Army figures glued to it are holding guns

Mom: RI school bans son’s hat over small Army toys

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island mother says her son’s school cited its no-weapons policy in stopping the second-grader from wearing a patriotic hat he made to honor Army troops.

Christan (KRIS’-ten) Morales says her 8-year-old son, David, was assigned to make a crazy hat for his class at the Tiogue (TEYE’-ohg) School in Coventry. She says they brainstormed and he came up with an idea to glue small plastic Army figures to a camouflage hat with an American flag.

But she says David was not allowed to wear the hat for the project. Morales says his teacher called her to say it wasn’t appropriate because it had guns, violating a school ban on weapons and toy weapons.

The principal did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

The story was first reported by WPRI-TV.