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Student Pulled from Class for Wearing Hempstead (Not "Hemp") Shirt
Associated Press ^ | 8/26/04 | none given
Student Pulled from Class for Wearing Hempstead Shirt
ATLANTA -- The town of Hempstead, New York, has a message for school officials in Gwinnett (gwih-NET') County, Georgia: Look at a map.
That's after a student at a suburban Atlanta high school was thrown out of class for wearing a shirt that said Hempstead on it.
Hempstead is the name of his hometown. But school officials apparently thought it was a reference to marijuana.
His family says Terrell Jones was pulled out of class at Grayson High School Monday -- and wasn't allowed to return until he persuaded school officials to look up the town on the Internet.
A spokeswoman for the Long Island town says Hempstead is the nation's largest township, with 759-thousand residents, 22 villages and more than 142 square miles.
Jones' family wants an apology.
Associated Press ^ | 8/26/04 | none given
Student Pulled from Class for Wearing Hempstead Shirt
ATLANTA -- The town of Hempstead, New York, has a message for school officials in Gwinnett (gwih-NET') County, Georgia: Look at a map.
That's after a student at a suburban Atlanta high school was thrown out of class for wearing a shirt that said Hempstead on it.
Hempstead is the name of his hometown. But school officials apparently thought it was a reference to marijuana.
His family says Terrell Jones was pulled out of class at Grayson High School Monday -- and wasn't allowed to return until he persuaded school officials to look up the town on the Internet.
A spokeswoman for the Long Island town says Hempstead is the nation's largest township, with 759-thousand residents, 22 villages and more than 142 square miles.
Jones' family wants an apology.
