BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The surprise star of the presidential debate in St. Louis said his tweet showing him and his son at the shooting range resulted in his son being suspended.
Bone said the tweet was a "show of solidarity" for Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv, who has been an outspoken supporter of gun rights since the shooting. Kashuv tweeted that he was "wrongfully questioned" and told the Sun Sentinel it was because of a tweet of him at a shooting range.
On April 23, Bone tweeted a picture of him and his son at the shooting range.
Bone said he was told after school Thursday that his son would be suspended from St. Clair County Safe School and that police would be investigating the tweet and picture.
Bone said the photo he tweeted was more than a year old.
“Here’s a pic of my son learning to shoot safely under my supervision. Maybe those security guys want to talk to him,” Bone tweeted along with the photo.
He says the administration at St. Clair County ROE Safe School suspended his son because of the tweet.
"Someone from my son's school saw that and thought it was some sort of threat against the school,” he told 5 On Your Side.
He said his son had nothing to do with it.
"What if you're a white collar criminal? Do your children get kicked out of school? You're not supposed to oppress the kids for the sins of their father,” he said.
A police officer came by his house to investigate Friday and determined the tweet was not a threat, he said. Logan will be able to return to school Monday.
He says he believes the administration overreacted, but he says that’s better than no reaction at all.
He hopes others can learn a lesson from his family’s experience.
"If people are paying attention to you on the internet, and they are whether you think it or not, be careful with your words,” he said.
