NewsSeptember 28, 2015
Girl suspended for wearing wrong shade of green
SICKLERVILLE, N.J. -- An 8-year-old girl received a one-day suspension from her public elementary school for wearing a shirt the wrong shade of green. The girl's mother said Winslow Township Elementary School No. 4 sent her daughter home Tuesday for wearing a kelly green polo shirt, which was deemed to be in violation of the school's dress code. The code specifies shirts and blouses may be only white, dark green or navy. The mother called the suspension "a little ridiculous."...
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SICKLERVILLE, N.J. -- An 8-year-old girl received a one-day suspension from her public elementary school for wearing a shirt the wrong shade of green. The girl's mother said Winslow Township Elementary School No. 4 sent her daughter home Tuesday for wearing a kelly green polo shirt, which was deemed to be in violation of the school's dress code. The code specifies shirts and blouses may be only white, dark green or navy. The mother called the suspension "a little ridiculous."
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