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21st May 2010, 09:38 PM
Teen Suspended For Wearing Rosary Beads To School
Administration Bars Students From Wearing Beads Because They May Be Gang-Related
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (CBS) ― May 21, 2010
Raymond Hosier, 13, was suspended from his Schenectady, N.Y. school for wearing rosary beads. The school said students are barred from wearing beads because they may be gang-related.
Raymond Hosier was sent home for two days over the religious symbol, visible outside his clothing.
His school district in Schenectady said students are not allowed to wear beads out of concern they may be gang-related. Hosier, however, said they're comforting since the loss of his brother and uncle.
"I was just mad that they were suspending me for rosary beads and I told them I wasn't in a gang and they must resemble my brother and uncle," he said.
Hosier said he refuses to take them off, and he could be suspended again if he wears them to school on Monday.
http://wcbstv.com/local/rosary.beads.suspension.2.1707928.html
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Administration Bars Students From Wearing Beads Because They May Be Gang-Related
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (CBS) ― May 21, 2010
Raymond Hosier, 13, was suspended from his Schenectady, N.Y. school for wearing rosary beads. The school said students are barred from wearing beads because they may be gang-related.
Raymond Hosier was sent home for two days over the religious symbol, visible outside his clothing.
His school district in Schenectady said students are not allowed to wear beads out of concern they may be gang-related. Hosier, however, said they're comforting since the loss of his brother and uncle.
"I was just mad that they were suspending me for rosary beads and I told them I wasn't in a gang and they must resemble my brother and uncle," he said.
Hosier said he refuses to take them off, and he could be suspended again if he wears them to school on Monday.
http://wcbstv.com/local/rosary.beads.suspension.2.1707928.html
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