'Hold Him Accountable': Philadelphia School District Teacher Let Student Make Wooden Gun In Shop Class, Parent Says

Philadelphia PA

22 October, 2021

2:27 PM

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By Wakisha Bailey, CBS Philadelphia October 22, 2021 The Philadelphia School District is investigating after a parent says a teacher let his child to make a wooden gun. That shop class project now has a teacher in the hot seat and a father demanding both answers and accountability. "He was coloring it in getting ready to put all the shapes on it. All the patterns on here. And there's a little clip on the bottom," Chariez Scott said, showing CBS3 the wooden gun. Chariez Scott said his 14-year-old son was horsing around with his brother, playing with this wooden replica of a handgun. The problem? Scott doesn't let his boys play with these types of toys. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.