WTF is going on in Florida?!
Nick Martinez innocently hugged his best gal pal at his middle school in Palm Bay and was suspended for a day when he was caught by his principal. The poor boy was shocked when he was told that he would serve a one-day-in-school suspension.
Martinez said the following:
“Honestly, I didn’t know, because I didn’t think hugging was a bad thing. I didn’t know you could get suspended for it. A lot of friends are hugging. I just happened to be the one caught doing it.”
Punished for a hug?! Seriously?! Martinez’s mom is also upset and is fighting to have the school board change its policy and remove the suspension from her son’s record.
You go Mom!
[Image via Ramey Pix.]