Teen Suspended for Wearing Santa Suit to School
Thursday, Dec 24, 2009 | Updated 5:46 PM EST
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A suburban Philadelphia teenager has been suspended for wearing a Santa Claus suit to school.
Michael Hance says he told his principal that he planned to wear the suit to Strath Haven High School and hand out candy canes.
The 18-year-old senior says the principal told him that wasn't a good idea because it would be a distraction.
"I said OK, but then I decided to do it. I think it was messed up that I wasn't allowed," Hance told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The teen wore regular clothes underneath in case he was asked to take it off.
He got nabbed a few minutes after he walked into his first class on Tuesday.
The district says in a statement Hance was suspended for the day for "defiance of authority."
Hance says the school could have just given him a detention.
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Posted Thursday, Dec 24, 2009 - 5:46 PM EST
