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Video: HAD ENOUGH?
A school policy banning student hugging prompted dozens of east Valley students to protest with a giant group hug across the street from campus.
“I think it’s ridiculous,†said Chelsea Branham, a 14-year-old student at Shepherd Junior High School in east Mesa.
Branham said she got detention this week for hugging her friend after school.
“It’s not like it’s supposed to mean anything,†she said. “It’s not like I was making out with him or something.â€
Branham joined her classmates on Friday for a 20-minute, public hug-a-thon.
“She’s taking a stand and I’m standing behind her to do it,†said Stephanie Wiegold, her mother.
IMAGES: Students Protest School’s Anti-Hugging Policy By Holding Hug-A-Thon
