Tigermike 3,048 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Student Suspended After Refusing Punishment Over SI Swimsuit Issue Tuesday, February 24, 2004 BELPRE, Ohio — A sixth-grader started serving a three-day suspension Tuesday because he refused a lesser punishment for bringing the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue (search) to school, the schools superintendent said. Justin Reyes had the magazine in the gymnasium at Belpre Middle School (search) before classes Feb. 18, and Principal Kathy Garrison cited him for violating school's policy on nonverbal harassment and possession of lewd or suggestive material, Superintendent Tim Swarr said. Garrison ordered the 12-year-old boy to spend two days at an alternative school where students from several area districts are sent when they get into trouble. But Swarr said Justin and his mother, Nicole Reyes, refused to accept the alternative school punishment, so the penalty was increased to three days of out-of-school suspension. "Last time I checked, we were in charge of running the schools," Swarr said. Nicole Reyes said the alternative school was too harsh a punishment. "It's not like it was Hustler, Playboy or Penthouse," she said. "The punishment doesn't fit the crime." Swarr said he had never seen SI's swimsuit edition before. "I was shocked," he said. "It doesn't belong in public schools." Belpre Middle School, about 90 miles southeast of Columbus, serves some 550 students in grades four through eight. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,112350,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Eagle 96 10 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channonc 466 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Agree. Its slightly inappropriate, but come on-- a 3 day suspension!!! It seems in some schools they don't give you that for bringing in crack, but god forbid they see a woman in a bathing suit!! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AuNuma1 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 My wife's a 6th grade math teacher and I've heard way worse crap than that with kids not getting any ISS...3 days OSS is rediculous for an SI swimsuit issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaubie 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I would have promptly confiscated that magazine and sent the boy to class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLink02 8 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 No kidding. Just take it from the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,509 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 A three day suspension for this sort of thing is like using a sledgehammer to swat flies. O-ver-kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG-91 1,483 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 One of my students (11th grader) brought a Maxim with him to class...for those of you who may not be familiar with Maxim, it's kind of a "Playboy Lite"...no actual nudity, but right on the edge of the envelope. Anyway, I confiscated the magazine and that was it. I'm sure there's more to the situation than we're aware of, but the punishment does seem excessive given the, ahem, crime. If the kid was causing a disruption of class by having it, then give him detention or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURainman 6 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 If carrying a SI swimsuit issue is a suspendable crime, I would've been a "trouble child." A buddy of mine would bring his every year. Its part of growing up. Geez. I agree it shouldn't be at school, but COME ON!!! You take it from him. Say, "You'll get this back at the end of the day." When he comes to get it, say, "Dont bring it again." If he does, THEN punish the child. What is WRONG with people!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG-91 1,483 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Yeah, Rainman, I think that's what I told the kid who brought the Maxim...alas, he forgot about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Al 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 This isn't your father's swimsuit issue, though!!! I haven't seen it, but from what I've heard, this is a very tame shot. It's said to get even more revealing inside tha magazine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLink02 8 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Thats my girlfriend...I forgot to tell everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AuNuma1 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Thats my girlfriend...I forgot to tell everyone Nah, we know that's not true...Anna dates the Enrique Englasias dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURainman 6 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I nominate TigerAl's post as post of the year. Any seconds?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerlifer3 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I nominate TigerAl's post as post of the year. Any seconds?! only for the cover shot, but not for the actual words he wrote with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods1110 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Yeah, that is a very awesome magazine. Got mine in the mail just the other day. Everyone needs to go and pick up a copy and check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AuNuma1 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Nah, the SI issue is overrated...any Victoria Secret catalog is better than the SI issue. I would know, my wife gets a VS catalog every other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCTAU 3,339 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Thats my girlfriend...I forgot to tell everyone Somebody forgot to tell her also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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