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YOUNG PATRIOT ATTACKED BY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
Tue Sep 17 00:49:20 2002
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YOUNG PATRIOT ATTACKED BY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 02:07:41 +0000
From: "" wileydrake@hotmail.com

Let these people in "Education" know how you feel about a 12 year old
patriot, school girl being attacked.

Girl sent home from school for red, white and blue hair

ASHTABULA, Ohio - Seventh-grader Josie Kmiec's patriotic ponytail caused
school officials in this northeastern Ohio town to see red.

The 12-year-old was sent home Wednesday from West Junior High School by her
principal for spray painting her hair red, white and blue with temporary
coloring.

"I thought it was a good way to show my patriotism because it's Sept. 11,"
Josie said about the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks. "But the
principal got upset about my appearance and told me to call my mother to
come pick me up."

Her mom, Janis Kmiec, arrived at 8 a.m. and said Principal Sherry Cooley
told her that Josie violated the student handbook, which states that
clothing should not distract from the learning environment.

"I'm very upset and disappointed because Josie was really excited about
going to school like that and then she ended up missing class," she said.
"They squashed her right to self-expression."

Superintendent William Licate said Thursday the discipline code says
students can't attract undue attention to themselves.

"That code is a district-wide policy but sometimes it is how you interpret
it," Licate said. "(The principal) thought it caused undue attraction to
wearer."

Licate said Cooley told him the girl washed the color from her hair and was
back in class by third period.

A message seeking comment was left at Cooley's office Thursday.

Josie's 15-year-old brother, Jake, sprayed red, white and blue hair color on
his head in the shape of the American flag.

"Lakeside High didn't have a problem with it," he said.

Ashtabula is 53 miles northeast of Cleveland.

Information from: The Star-Beacon

West Jr. High School, Ashtabula Ohio

Principle Sherry Cooly 1-440-993-2577
e-mail ASHC WES ADM@neomin.org

Assist. Principle Patricia Craft 1-440-993-2576

Secretary Marie Rapose 1-440-993-2577

School Board Members

Pres. Gail Deligianis 1-440-997-9078 qdeli@ncweb.com

V.P. Maryann Stevenson 1-440-997-5539 board member@alltel.net

Gerald Allen 1-440-992-2362 gerry@allenconsulting.net

Charlie Hauff charliehauff@hotmail.com

Martha Shippy 1-440-997-1758 mcshippy@alltel.net

Josie told pastor Wiley Drake that one of her teachers said," I think it is
great, but the principle, MS. Cooly won't stand for it"

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Painful Questions

Is the U.S. Government so incompetent that the 9-11 attack merely
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government of con artists!
We have a serious problem in either case!

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