Since when can a kid be suspended for
alleged activity? And off campus on their own time to boot? :roll: :roll: :roll:
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article ... ryid=50445East Grand Rapids Students Boycott Dance - Hold Charity Event Instead
Students boycott an East Grand Rapids High School dance to show they think the school went too far.
Juniors and seniors from the school put together separate Valentine's day dances to protest actions school officials took.
It all started when the district learned of pictures on a popular blogging website showing as many as 20 minors drinking alcohol.
School administrators suspended the students from extra-curricular activities including the Valentine's Day dance.
Saturday night, upperclassmen planned their own dance at DeVos Place and it turned into a charity event.
Money raised at the dance is being donated to Mel Trotter Ministeries. Students say so far they've raised more than a thousand dollars.
They say they're glad the events of the week are behind them and they can enjoy their dance.
In an effort to get the school's side of this story, WZZM 13 went to East Grand Rapids Middle School Saturday night where the school sponsored dance was held, but we were asked to leave.
Some of the suspended students are appealing their punishments saying there is no proof they were drinking or that alcohol was even present.