Legislator fighting school suspensions

Legislator trying to stop some school suspensions


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Posted: 03/08/2013

A Maryland state legislator is working to fight what many have described as ridiculous school suspensions.

The proposed legislation would prohibit suspensions for finger guns and similar incidents like what happened last week where a student chewed a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun and was suspended.

Watch the video above for more details.

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