Carlisle Sentinel
Andrew Figueiredo thought he was just taking a vitamin and a dietary supplement, but South Middleton School District administrators say he was taking medication without authorization and suspended him.
Now the father of the Boiling Springs High School senior is demanding a public apology, saying this is a case of “Zero tolerance equals zero common sense.”
Citing confidentiality, neither Superintendent Patricia Sanker nor school board President Pam Martin would discuss a student disciplinary issue during a public meeting Monday.
In a phone interview, Joseph Figueiredo said the 10-day out-of-school suspension came out of an Aug. 30 incident in which his son was seen taking a vitamin and dietary supplement over lunch. A soccer player, he was also suspended for half the season.
His son was pulled from class and sent to principal Joe Mancuso’s office, where Andrew admitted to taking both, Figueiredo said…
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