A high school junior in a central Georgia military town was suspended from school this week after refusing to end a long-distance cellphone call from his mother, an Army sergeant serving in Iraq.
Kevin Francois, a 17-year-old student at Spencer High School in Columbus, Ga., was in the school cafeteria Wednesday when his mother, Sgt. 1st Class Monique Bates, called to check in with him. When Francois went outside to get better reception, he was spotted by a teacher who — citing a district policy against cellphone use during school hours — told him to hang up.
Francois refused and was suspended for 10 days for disorderly conduct.
The story goes on to get into the he-said/she said details, but like Ralph I’ve got to side with the kid on this one barring something more damning. Ralph’s got all the details on who to write/fax/email your concern.