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Wallingford, DE, United States (AHN) - A Delaware County high school senior was suspended for too much Christmas spirit on Tuesday. The student came to school dressed in a Santa suit and was immediately suspended for the day, according to reports.
Read more: Student Suspended For Dressing In Santa Suit | AHN (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017346126?Student%20Suspended%20For%20Dressing%20 In%20Santa%20Suit#ixzz0aZQUoyLR - broken link)
I'd be curious to hear the school's side of things. I can understand why they'd be irritated if they told him not to wear it, then he did anyway. I suppose they figured that the first thing counted as a warning. Still, it does seem very grinch-like.
I found another article that said he left the beard at home and took the hat off in class, so I guess they were upset by the suit itself. Apparently elves and reindeer (where were all these kids when I was in high school? Who owns a reindeer costume??) were allowed to stay.
Then again, I don't like strict dress codes in general, so see nothing wrong with the wearing of the actual suit part, although I think it's reasonable to expect no had and no fake beard (which sounds like it was the case).
The school should have known that this was a PR disaster in the making, though, especially if he told them in advance that he was going to wear it (which suggests that he was willing to make an issue out of it). Was this really such a big deal that they're going to waste their time and energy over such a little thing? Just let the kid wear the suit.
-Why are kids allowed to dress like gangsters, wear baggy pants, with shaved heads, etc and they *aren't suspended*.
-This kids comes to school dressed like Santa, and he *is suspended*?
I say more power to the student. Follow what you believe in.
"Hance says has no regrets and would do it again if given the chance because he reportedly thinks it isn't right to suspend a student for wearing a Santa suit." I hope he keeps up his free thinking after school.
-Why are kids allowed to dress like gangsters, wear baggy pants, with shaved heads, etc and they *aren't suspended*.
-This kids comes to school dressed like Santa, and he *is suspended*?
I say more power to the student. Follow what you believe in.
"Hance says has no regrets and would do it again if given the chance because he reportedly thinks it isn't right to suspend a student for wearing a Santa suit." I hope he keeps up his free thinking after school.
If all the kids dressed as Santa, it would not be disruptive. But they aren't - they are dressed as something else, so it was.
And there are U.S. schools in which shaved heads get kids sent home, too. (And I think it just as absurd.)
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Wallingford, DE, United States (AHN) - A Delaware County high school senior was suspended for too much Christmas spirit on Tuesday. The student came to school dressed in a Santa suit and was immediately suspended for the day, according to reports.
Read more: Student Suspended For Dressing In Santa Suit | AHN (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017346126?Student%20Suspended%20For%20Dressing%20 In%20Santa%20Suit#ixzz0aZQUoyLR - broken link)
I agree with the school. He was told before he wore it not to wear it and he chose to break the rules anyway.
Oh great! At least we now have a school issue into which we can sink our proverbial teeth after the mundane affairs of suspensions over peppermint oil, long hair on boys, mandated bras on girls..... suspension for santa suits! LOL!
That said, maybe the school was afraid he'd start handing out peppermint oil-laced candy canes, unwittingly breaking the "no substances that might possibly have some sort of health effect on susceptible students" rule.
Last edited by TouchOfWhimsy; 12-27-2009 at 02:42 PM..
That said, maybe the school was afraid he'd start handing out peppermint oil-laced candy canes, unwittingly breaking the "no substances that might possibly have some sort of health effect on susceptible students" rule.
TouchOfWhimsy, you have the right moniker! LOL! God forbid we have serious discussions of pedagogy here! LOL! Which is the tongue-in-cheek smilie?
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