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Old 05-07-2005, 12:10 PM
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Re: Re: School District suspends student for talking to mom in Iraq!

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Originally posted by citydogisu
Seems to me he was not suspended for talking to his mother but for being a douche.
How would you react IF your only living parent was deployed in Iraq (his dad died when he was 5) and the teacher grabbed your cell phone out of your hand hanging it up?

17 is a hard enough age to be, but under those stresses, overreaction is not uncommon. 10 days suspension is WAY out of line.
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