Teen Punished for Hugging at School

Alternative News Source - Some parents and students are complaining their school district is going too far after a middle school in Mascoutah, Illinois has banned hugging.

At least one student is being punished, and others are being warned.

Megan Coulter, 13 is in trouble at her middle school for hugging two friends, a girl and a boy.

Her school is strict enforcer keeping it drug free, gun free, and now hug free.

Coulter has received two after school detentions.

The middle school principal refused to talk to News 4, and not one student seems to support the hugging ban.

Coulter’s parents protested but say she was threatened with suspension from school.

The 13-year-old is serving her detentions, and promises to stop hugging her friends rather than risking further punishment.

The superintendent called news 4, and said the principals are only enforcing school policy banning public displays of affection, but the policy does not specifically mention hugging.

He says he believes the community supports the policy.