Boy, 10, suspended for making gun gesture

A 10-year-old boy who made a gun gesture using his thumb and index finger has been suspended from a US school for three days.

Nathan Entingh, 10, pointed his finger at another student's head and said "Bang", but he told the Columbus Dispatch he was "just playing around".

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His father Paul said the punishment was unnecessary, but school officials said that parents knew children were not allowed to make gun-related jokes and actions.

"The kids were told, ‘If you don’t stop doing this type of stuff, there would be consequences'," spokesman Jeff Warner said.

"It's just been escalating."

Mr Warner said Nathan's hand was pointed "execution-style".

Nathan has no history of disciplinary issues and his father said the three-day suspension was too far.

"It’s a 10-year-old trying to goof off," Mr Entingh said.

"He did something he shouldn't have done at the wrong time."