The James Logan Courier

By Christina Hernandez
Newsday (MCT)

MELVILLE, N.Y. — What Ethan Mirenberg, 15, thought was a harmless gesture landed him a lengthy suspension. Now, the noogie he allegedly gave his former teacher earlier this school year is making its way through the courts.

The boy's father, Bill Mirenberg, plans to appeal a New York State Supreme Court judge's April decision that allowed the school district's punishment, a 10-month suspension, to stand.

While Ethan, a 14-year-old freshman at Lynbrook High School when the incident occurred in November, will likely be back in school before an appellate decision, his attorney said the appeal is meant to vindicate the boy — who denies the noogie — and pave the way for further legal action.

From wikipedia:
Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American author and critic. She was politically active

Born in Seattle, Washington, McCarthy was orphaned at the age of six when both her parents died in the great flu epidemic of 1918. She was raised in very unhappy circumstances by her Catholic father's parents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, under the direct care of an uncle and aunt she remembered for harsh treatment and abuse.

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