See how steady my aim is, mister. That's cause I don't smoke, drink or kiss girls. The school marm won't allow it.
Posted on 11/07/2007 9:28:08 PM PST by Lorianne
MASCOUTAH --Eighth-grader Megan Coulter said she never thought she could get in trouble for hugging.
The Mascoutah Middle School student said she couldn't believe it when Assistant Principal Randy Blakely approached her after school Friday with a two-day detention sentence for hugging two of her friends.
"I feel it is crazy," she said. "I was just giving them a hug goodbye for the weekend."
Superintendent Sam McGowen said he thinks the penalty is fair. He said Blakely and Principal Bob Stone were following the policy contained in the student handbook, which every student owns, every parent has read and the board of education approved.
"The principal and assistant principal who handled this were following the policy set out in the handbook," he said.
Megan's mother, Melissa Coulter, said she can't believe it.
"It's hilarious to the point of ridicule," Coulter said. "I'm still dumbfounded that she's having to do this."
Megan served her first after-school detention Monday and she will serve her second detention after school today -- one for each hug.
Coulter said her initial response was that her daughter must have done more than hug her friends to deserve detention. She said they weren't even full-on hugs, just an innocent arm around the shoulder and slight squeeze.
"Nobody can believe it," she said.
Coulter said she spoke with McGowen and Blakely about the incident and they both justified Megan's detention sentence by referring to the student handbook, which states:
"Displays of affection should not occur on the school campus at any time. It is in poor taste, reflects poor judgment, and brings discredit to the school and to the persons involved. First offenders will be warned. Second offenders will serve detention and a parent conference will be held. Third offenders will serve in-school suspension."
Coulter said Megan was considered a "second offender" because she gave two hugs.
Coulter said she and her husband Dean wanted to contest Megan's penalty, but told her to go ahead and serve her detentions because the only other option was a day of suspension for each skipped detention.
"We don't agree with it, but I certainly don't want her to get in more trouble," Coulter said.
Instead, she said they plan to attend the next school board meeting Nov. 15 to see whether board members will consider rewording the policy or be more specific in what it considers a display of affection.
Megan said she's hoping the board reconsiders the policy.
"I'm just hoping the school board will open their eyes and just realize that maybe they shouldn't be punishing us for hugs."
Zero Tolerance. In line you droids! errr... it’s for the chillun’ really it is!
I think on youtube I saw a vid of this guy holding a sign “free hugs”. He just stood there, smiling. Some people looked at him very strange, but then some others came up to him, gave him a hug, then more. It was frankly quite moving, very interesting. Some people seemed, to actually NEED a hug.
And schools want to hand out birth control?
Two hugs makes her a second-time offender?
Really? That means a verbal warning for the first hug and one detention for the second - not two detentions for both.
Those administrators must be the product of the public school system - they either can’t read, can’t add, or perhaps can do neither.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
Watch this, it is really good!
Mentioned above in my post.
The lib=tards who run the school think she is related to Ann Coulter.
“Coulter said she spoke with McGowen and Blakely about the incident and they both justified Megan’s detention sentence by referring to the student handbook, which states:
“Displays of affection should not occur on the school campus at any time. It is in poor taste, reflects poor judgment, and brings discredit to the school and to the persons involved. First offenders will be warned. Second offenders will serve detention and a parent conference will be held. Third offenders will serve in-school suspension.”
This is TOTAL depravity! Where are the parents??
See how steady my aim is, mister. That's cause I don't smoke, drink or kiss girls. The school marm won't allow it.
“Zero Tolerance. In line you droids! errr... it’s for the chillun’ really it is!”
Also:
Zero humanity
Zero sanity
Get these administrators fired!!!!
“The Mascoutah Middle School student said she couldn’t believe it when Assistant Principal Randy Blakely approached her after school Friday with a two-day detention sentence for hugging two of her friends.”
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Vladimir Lenin and Her Thighness are both smiling widely.
If she would not have done it on a pole, she’d be ok.
What will the school do when the football players, and all the other sports players hug each other or pat each other on the back after a great play? Will they be suspended also? They violated school policy, like this girl did. Hmmm?
The parents are laying down.
They need to get their daughter into another school extra fast. These ‘educators’ are dangerous.
Hard drugs and kissing guys on the other hand...
"Coulter said Megan was considered a "second offender" because she gave two hugs."
I can visualize when Mom confronted the authorities on why first offense punishment was issued, how they came up with that excuse for a "second" offense.
No one should advocate vulgar displays. This isn't that. I will say its becoming fashionable to give hugs to friends between classes...why?
I agree it is Political but it ain’t no way CORRECT. In the news also tonight, two lesbian (that’s PC for queer) high school seniors are pictured check to check after being named “Cutest couple of the year” in the year book. How ridiculous is that? The generation of the damned.
“These ‘educators’ are dangerous.”
They are bloody insane!
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