No more pens in school?

It finally happened.
A school kid pulled a pen apart and made a "weapon" out of it using plastic balls from an airsoft gun.
Usually, straws and other tubes are used for spit wads but this kid obviously didn't want to be accused of trying to spread diseases.
Using the letter of the law as a weapon, the school administration claimed his pen body and pellets fell under the description of "projectile weapon" and had him charged with 3 misdemeanor assaults for shooting pellets at fellow students (who were apparently "annoyed").

Now they have to wrestle with the problem of any kid being able to convert a pen into a "weapon" at any time during the school day.
Maybe we should just ban pens; even in the administration areas.

Maybe our government is still doing something right

The secret X-37B military space shuttle was launched with  a lot of publicity, then it disappeared.
Amateur astronomers (with too much free time?) lost track of the shuttle, then found it 5 days later in a different orbit and trajectory.
There is much speculation on the true purpose of the military's shuttle and it is theorized that its maneuvers were a test of its abilities.
There is also the to be expected fear of the 'weaponization' of space when the military has a delivery vehicle for fast orbital insertions.

I hope we are at least prepared to weaponize space because I have no doubt the Chinese and Iranians will not hesitate to do so themselves.