[ewing]

The kid sounds like a goofball trying to get his name in the headlines.

[Teacher317]

The kid probably is a goofball, but his parents are the ones who most likely went to the papers.

Gee, I wonder where he gets it from?

*sigh*

What's worse is large number of the eager 'journalists' out there who are more than happy to make this an issue, hoping that most readers won't pick up on the child's contribution to his own punishment.