[mikey_hates_everything]

I don’t think it was about decorum, it was about respecting superiors and they obviously hadn’t learned that so back to Basic Training they went. They are lucky they didn’t get a General Discharge considering what 8 weeks of Basic costs. I almost got a Medical in Basic for complaining about my ankles hurting that a pair of arches in my boots easily fixed. That said, this is just high school, does it really matter?

[Charles Martel]

Sounds like the kid's mother (a teacher at that school) instigated the punishment - probably believing she had to do so to protect her job. Or maybe she was disappointed with her Mothers' Day gift.

Pretty damned sad when a gesture of faith is frowned upon by a Catholic school. Can't have that sort of thing *spreading*, nosirree. Gotta nip it - nip it in the bud!