School kid's suspension for "insensitivity" overturned
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Aaron Petitt, a junior at Ohio's Fairview High School, is back in school after a federal judge overturned his 10-day suspension. Petitt's offense? He hung patriotic posters on his locker, including one that depicts an eagle shedding a tear over the burning World Trade towers. "According to the lawsuit, Associate Principal James Haughtaling said the signs were inappropriate and could offend Middle Eastern students," the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2001-10-10 |