but to the boy, it s his high school football number. local tv stations report a science teacher took the picture for a class project and the assistant principal saw the photo and suspended bruce under the school s gang policy. the honor roll student says the principal called him a gang banger. another student made the same gesture and was also suspended. the boys were kicked out for the rest of the year, but after media coverage of the incident, they were allowed back after 21 days. a minnesota state congressman is taking heat for a tweet many are calling racist. republican pat giraffe alow wrote, let s be honest, 70% of teens in nba could fold tomorrow and nobody would notice. a difference with possible increase in street crime. about three quarters of nba players are african-american.