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May. 12 2009 - 11:31 am | 8 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

Student suspended, media tour to follow

By PATTI HARTIGAN

A quick update on my post below about the Ohio teen who was threatened with suspension from a fundamentalist Baptist school if he attended a secular prom. He dared to dance, and now he’s been suspended.

Interesting note: He and his girlfriend are in New York for TV interviews. Well, that was predictable. There’s probably a producer shopping the film rights as I write this. I sincerely hope all the attention doesn’t backfire on this young man, who seems quite honorable.

 
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