Posted on 10/02/2010 7:32:35 AM PDT by BullDog108
SPOKANE -- A brouhaha is brewing over I Heart Boobies bracelets at Riverside High School after the principal suspended 9 students who wore them to school and refused to take them off.
The bracelets are sold by a non-profit and are designed to raise awareness and money to fight breast cancer. Unfortunately at Riverside High School they raised a little too much awareness for school administrators.
"I think its ridiculous that they would suspend us for wearing something for a good cause that says boobies," Riverside student Dakota Jewell said.
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I think the principal is a kiwi. /”A Wish For Wings That Work” reference/
LOL!
9 Teens Suspended For 'I Heart Boobies' Bracelets
10/02/2010 7:30:57 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 18 repliesKing5 ^ | October 1, 2010
Breast cancer awareness bracelets with a racy slogan are causing a stir. The principal at Riverside High calls them a distraction. Now the principal isnt backing down and neither are the students. The students like boobies and they arent afraid to show it. Logan Price is one of the nine students suspended because she refused to remove her I heart boobies bracelet. Friday afternoon, instead of sitting in class those students stood behind their friend, Dakota Jewell. He doesnt believe he should be suspended for something he believes in. He was suspended twice this week for his bracelet. He says...
Brouhaha Brewing Over I Heart Boobies Bracelets
10/02/2010 7:32:35 AM PDT · by BullDog108 · 83 repliesKXLY Channel 4 Spokane ^ | 10/01/10 | McKay Allen | KXLY4 Reporter
SPOKANE -- A brouhaha is brewing over I Heart Boobies bracelets at Riverside High School after the principal suspended 9 students who wore them to school and refused to take them off. The bracelets are sold by a non-profit and are designed to raise awareness and money to fight breast cancer. Unfortunately at Riverside High School they raised a little too much awareness for school administrators. "I think its ridiculous that they would suspend us for wearing something for a good cause that says boobies," Riverside student Dakota Jewell said.
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