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It's Just a Bizzaro World - Middle School Student Suspended for Hugging!

By Virginia Cheezum

Real Estate Agent with F. C. Tucker Company

November 06, 2011 11:16 PM

It happened in Brevard County, Florida. The scene of the crime was Southwest Middle School. The principal was witness to the crime, and he took the culprit to the Dean who meted out the punishment.

The juvenile delinquent claimed ignorance of the law. "Honestly", he said, "I didn't know, because I didn't think hugging was a bad thing. I didn't know you could get suspended for it." I mean, really, ignorance of the law is just no excuse. This young man had the gaul to HUG a fellow student in the hallway! OMG!

The public information officer for the Brevard County School system said "we can not make an opinion on whether a hug is appropriate or not. It's a very difficult thing to police on campus. The school puts policies and procedures in place to help keep the students focused on learning". You go girl! I'm sleeping better tonight with YOU on the job!

An innocent hug. To the adults in Brevard County, I say "leave them alone". Judgment calls like this are turning my America into something I just don't recognize anymore.

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Than Maynard

Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK

Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

Zero tolerance rules are idiocy. Trying to make everyone exactly the same never works.

Nov 07, 2011 01:24 AM

Broker Nick

South Florida Real Estate & Development, Inc. - Coconut Creek, FL

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Nov 07, 2011 01:31 AM

Jennifer Chiongbian

Specializing in all types of Manhattan apts & townhouses - Manhattan, NY

Real Estate Broker - NYC

This is really stupid. They should find something more productive to do with their time than disciplining kids who are hugging. Ridiculous!

Nov 07, 2011 02:54 AM

Satar Naghshineh

Satar - Amiri Property and Financial Services Corp. - Irvine, CA

I've read the news articles and the only thing I can think of is that school was probably sued for sexual harrassment in the past and therefore put this policy in place.

Nov 07, 2011 09:26 AM

Dale Terry

Yadkinville, NC

The public information officer is wrong on two counts. It is not the role of the system to figure out if the hug is appropriate or not. There has to be a victim of some crime to determine that. Secondly, the school is not creating a learning environment when you have the equivalent of jack booted thugs running the school. "Do it our way, or the highway!"

Nov 07, 2011 10:05 AM

Rob Arnold

Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL

Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F

I don't have a problem with this. Schools have rules for a reason. The parents and students typically sign off on a code of conduct when they attend. What you say is an innocent hug might end up being 2 students having sex in a closet. Suspension might be too much of a punishment but better to discipline students to keep them in line than have the anarchy that you see in so many public schools.

Nov 07, 2011 12:27 PM

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz

Las Vegas, NV

Hello Virginia and this is very interesting and I can see how people will have different opinions on this subject!

VB ;o)

Nov 07, 2011 02:25 PM

It's Just a Bizzaro World - Middle School Student Suspended for Hugging!

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