Taunton, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chester Johnson son was sent home from school, and asked to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and came up with what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross. He is saying that his son was suspended, whereas the school is saying that this is not true.

The Taunton School District said in a written statement on Tuesday night that the second-grade student was never suspended over the drawing. It also said a drawing circulated to reporters by the boy’s father, Chester Johnson, is not the same one that was discovered by the teacher. The district also says that the boy’s teacher never assigned students to draw something that reminded them of the holiday season, as Johnson told reporters Tuesday.

Chester Johnson had earlier said that his son made the drawing way back on the 2nd of December after he saw a holiday lights display. He said that his 8-year-old son was suspended and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation over concern about the drawing.

Johnson said that his son’s teacher became angry when his son said he drew himself on the cross. Johnson, who is black, told WBZ that he thinks that racism is involved. He said he thinks the school overreacted and wants an apology.

Johnson told the Taunton Daily Gazette, which first reported the story on Tuesday, that his son undergoes specialized reading and speech instruction and has never been violent in school.