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Should this student be punished ?

Asked by amblessed over 2 years ago, 17 answers.

MASCOUTAH, IL— A 13-year-old junior high school student was given two days of detention after school officials spotted her hugging friends after school last Friday.
Megan Coulter, an eighth-grade student at Mascoutah Middle School, was hugging her...

friends goodbye after school Friday when vice principal, Randy Blakely, saw her and told her she would receive two after-school detentions - Should a student be punished for 'hugging a friend' ?

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Answered by warmguy on Nov 06, 2007, 08:42PM
5 answers

This is total crap. I'm so sick of our public schools.

We must except and embrace homosexuals who have sex with the same sex. BUT SHAME ON HUGS!!! SHAME ON GOD! SHAME ON TRUTH!

What total crap. Don't even get me started on this whole topic.

Answered by njlazuka on Nov 06, 2007, 08:46PM
77 answers

Ya that is bull$%#@... But for the future I wouldnt list the names of the people.. Just for there privacy...

Answered by underwaterophelia on Nov 06, 2007, 08:55PM
1843 answers

I don't see the problem at all.

Answered by funadvice on Nov 06, 2007, 08:56PM
53902 answers

Possibly lesbianism spotted? I've read something similar before.

Answered by stephanief987 on Nov 06, 2007, 09:43PM
13835 answers

That is definitly rediulous.

Answered by jlc35906 on Nov 06, 2007, 10:04PM
106 answers

YOU KNOW WHAT? im going to go to school tommorow( today actualy, since its like 1am) and im going to go up to someone in front of the princeapal and I am going to hugg one of my friends, and I will say no if he punishes me, because I think its total bullcrap that they would punish you for that.

Answered by broadwaystar101 on Nov 06, 2007, 10:04PM
519 answers

no way! what are they thinking?! its retarded and unless your leaving a part of the story out which I dont believe u are, im prettty sure most everyone agrees!

Answered by reona1997 on Nov 07, 2007, 04:05AM
238 answers

$#*@%!!! No way!!!

Answered by dot1128 on Nov 07, 2007, 07:03AM
74 answers

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. The public school system is going to hell in a handbasket.

Answered by paulisfunky on Nov 08, 2007, 05:09AM
46 answers

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no way what so ever loads of people from my class hug eachother and its ok even though it looks lezie I think you should never get a detension for that!!!

Answered by kozueworldz on Nov 13, 2007, 06:47AM
507 answers

Well,is there a problem?Its just hug and nothing else.This student should NOT be punished.

Answered by msmaliah on Nov 15, 2007, 05:35PM
26 answers

It sounds like it was a consensual hug, it is ridiculous they would punish her for that.

Answered by funadvice on Nov 17, 2007, 07:31AM
53902 answers

It's definately an EVIL act that should be dealt with swiftly...100 lashes should cover it...or maybe send them to Sunday school, which would be just as painful.

Answered by sierrab823 on Nov 21, 2007, 04:39PM
6 answers

what the hell??? I give my friends hugs all the time!!! everyone does it. my gosh people are TOO strict these days. Just let adolescents breathe; they're stressed enough!!!

Answered by belindaleigh on Jan 26, 2008, 03:30PM
500 answers

I hug my friends all the time, I see no problem.
Maybe the principal was a homophobic?
Even though the girl was not, he might of thought she was/becoming homosexual?

Answered by funadvice on Mar 02, 2008, 05:01PM
53902 answers

omg I hugs guys in school all the time and im 12. thats so wrong because I have a lot of guy friends that I hug

Answered by imme on Apr 10, 2008, 02:48AM
953 answers

what the?!! are they okay?!!!
I ALWAYS HUG MY FRIENDS AFTER SCHOOL!! I'm 13, and I do it righ infront of the principal!! she never even THOUGHT about givin' us a punishment like writting, I learned not to hug her/him again a 100 times..etc. oh my god!!! they shouldn't!!!