Oh God. One time, for a project, I was supposed to create something out of paper-mache, based off of nature. I made a Graceful Dahlia, because Marluxia controls flowers. Here's how it turned out:
-I got 0% because it wasn't nature themed
-I got a referral because I brought a "weapon" to school
-I got in MAJOR trouble because there was a rumor I was gonna put someone in the hospital with it
-I ended up having to stay after school with the school counciler for a month to discuss why I would even joke about doing the above
-Got grounded for a month at home
Kingdom Hearts pretty much ruined my 6th grade experience. But I'm still an addict.
It was paper mache. (and your teacher sucked for a lack of imagination) But it was paper. If paper was going to kill somebody, I'm sure a lot of people would be dead today from class projects that involve paper mache and crazy glue.
Did you take a pic of your project? We can admire it and give you 100% for it being awesome.
School administrators suck.