Student suspended for bringing coffee on first day of school after refusing to throw drink away
A New York high school senior was given in-school suspension after she brought coffee to class and then refusing to discard it. This was asked of her under a new policy over outside food and drinks. The dispute has now prompted a public hearing.
A senior high school student in Castorland, New York was suspended on September 3 for bringing coffee to school on her first day of classes and refusing to dispose of it. Julie Kaputa, an honors student and student body president, challenged a new school rule prohibiting outside food and drinks on campus. The student argued that transparency was lacking in the adoption of the policy, which she believed was not properly announced for public comment.
The district has since announced a new public hearing and plans to revise its open-meeting procedures.
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