"School suspensions over 'Kick a Ginger' anger parents"
About two dozen kids at Burlington Central Elementary School were suspended last week after allegedly taking part in "Kick a Ginger Day," which encourages people to kick those with red hair.
But parents of some of those disciplined say the way the school punished the children is out of line.
Nov. 20 has become known among young people as "Kick a Ginger Day" in a nod to a 2005 episode of the animated TV show South Park in which characters waged violence against redheads.
Halton police say they were called to the downtown Burlington school about 8 a.m. Friday and are investigating at least four incidents. No one needed medical attention.
Local trustee Mary Dilly said she heard 24 to 28 kids were suspended after ganging up on about four kids and kicking them. She felt criminal charges should be laid and the kids should be suspended for five days.
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so let's take a second to get this all straight... the parents of the kids who were physically assaulted (mob-style, might i add...) because are upset?
no, no, no... well, yes, they ARE upset...
but do you know who's also upset?
the parents of the kids who were reprimanded for the assault!
can you believe it?
they are upset not because their kid 'kicked a ginger' but because they are being punished for it! a five day suspension is getting off easy. these kids would be off to juve quicker than you could blink if they had proclaimed it 'kick a black person day' instead...
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