Articles labeled: detention

A high school student is being hailed for her quick reflexes as she pulled the brake of an out of control school bus loaded with elementary children. She brought the bus to safety when the bus driver fell and hit her head.

…but here’s the rub, she wasn’t supposed to be on the bus to begin with and was on her way home, feeling “ill” (but more likely playing hooky) so her school is giving her detention!

Boo!!!!

Amanda Rouse wasn’t supposed to be on the bus with 40 elementary school students. But it was a good thing she was, because the high school student managed to stop the vehicle after the driver fell out of her seat.

But even though the 15-year-old Marina High School student averted a possible tragedy, she is being disciplined by school authorities for being on the bus in the first place.

Rouse was sitting behind the driver’s seat and pulled the emergency brake when driver Christine L. Graves fell out of her seat and down the stairs as she made the turn in Seaside about 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Rules are rules kid. At least, that’s the prevailing attitude of a Pennsylvania high school who ordered a freshman to put his “patriotic” t-shirt inside-out.

But, was detention an over-reaction?

Here’s a description of the tee:

On the front pocket, in addition to the picture of the military sidearm, were the words: “Volunteer Homeland Security.” On the back, superimposed over another image of the weapon, the words “Special issue — Resident — Lifetime License — United States Terrorist Hunting Permit — Permit No. 91101 Gun Owner — No Bag Limit.”

They are, said Miller, 14, patriotic sentiments in a time of war. He feels pretty strongly about these things.

So do officials at the Penn Manor School District, who wanted him to turn his shirt inside out. When Miller refused, he got two days of detention.

His parents, Donald and Tina Miller of Holtwood, got angry and called a lawyer.

And now a lawsuit has been filed in federal court, accusing Penn Manor of violating Miller’s First Amendment rights.

Tween hugger was warned several times, but she can’t stop hugging. Some people are more touchy/feely than others, but when did hugging a grieving friend become sexual harrassment?

It seems like such a dichotomy of sorts — parents generally want to punish a little girl for hugging a friend in need, yet they want them to know about sex as soon as they enter Kindergarten. What a strange place we live in…

Affectionate students are feeling the squeeze around the country as their displays of affection land them in trouble with school administrators.

Madison Muir, 12, a seventh grader in Prattville, Ala., spent her Wednesday at home after giving a grieving friend a hug during a school break on Monday. And eighth grader Megan Coulter finished her second detention Tuesday after she flouted her Mascoutah, Ill., school’s PDA policy last week.

“I think it’s kind of stupid,” said Madison, who was at home Wednesday rather than serving an in-school suspension at Prattville Junior High School. “I mean it’s not like we’re doing anything wrong. It’s just a hug.”