The video discusses three cases of students getting suspended from school for seemingly trivial or unjust reasons.
Case 1: A senior at Dyer County High School was suspended for saying "bless you" after a classmate sneezed, as the teacher deemed it a "classroom distraction" and a disruption. The student claimed the teacher was targeting her for her faith.
Case 2: A student at John Glenn High School took a picture of discolored water coming from a school sink and posted it on social media, which led to her suspension for "inappropriate use of electronics in the restroom." Students protested by tweeting pictures of their own bathroom selfies, highlighting the seemingly arbitrary nature of the rule.
Case 3: A 9-year-old boy was suspended indefinitely for playing with a spinning top toy in class. The teacher mistakenly believed he was using it as a gun, despite the boy's denial and his friends corroborating his story.
Additionally, the video mentions a fourth case of a 17-year-old girl who was told to put band-aids on her nipples after being seen not wearing a bra under a loose-fitting shirt. The school administration claimed it was a distraction, but the girl felt personally attacked and targeted for her body.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A student at Dyer County High School was suspended for saying "bless you" when a classmate sneezed.
2. The student, Turner, was a senior at the school and was disciplined by her teacher for the incident.
3. Turner's parents claimed that the school took issue with her religion, which was the reason for the suspension.
4. The school's administration claimed that Turner's outburst was a classroom distraction and that she shouted "bless you" across the room.
5. A student at John Glenn High School was suspended for three days for taking a picture of discolored water coming from the sink in the school bathroom.
6. The student, Heisel, posted the picture on social media to expose the school's poor water quality.
7. The school's administration claimed that Heisel was suspended for "inappropriate use of electronics in the restroom".
8. Students at the school protested the suspension by tweeting pictures of themselves taking selfies in the bathroom.
9. A nine-year-old boy was suspended from school for playing with a toy spinning top that resembled a gun.
10. The boy, Gage, was accused of pointing the toy at another student and saying "bang bang", although he and his friends denied the allegations.
11. Gage's mom claimed that the school was overreacting and that the toy was not a threat.
12. A 17-year-old girl, Lizzie Martin, was told to put band-aids on her breasts after a Dean at her school deemed her braless shirt "distracting".
13. Lizzie was made to wear a t-shirt underneath her original shirt and was told that her braless shirt was a distraction to male students.
14. The school's administration claimed that Lizzie violated the school dress code policy, although there is no rule about not wearing a bra.