CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio -- Two Ohio boys were kicked off the school bus for a day after passing gas and causing a ruckus.
James Nichols, the father of the 13-year-old boy involved, said the incident Thursday led to giggling and heckling and prompted riders to lower windows, The Associated Press reported.
He told The Columbus Dispatch the boys apparently were considered repeat offenders because a driver had warned them after a similar indiscretion weeks ago. This time, officials at Canal Winchester Middle School decided it was an obscene gesture that violated the student code of conduct, the AP reported.
Nichols said it's "laughable" the boys would be punished for something natural and unintentional.
His wife said she's offended by it after recently being hospitalized with gastro-intestinal problems.
Officials at the central Ohio school district didn't return the newspaper's calls.
James Nichols, the father of the 13-year-old boy involved, said the incident Thursday led to giggling and heckling and prompted riders to lower windows, The Associated Press reported.
He told The Columbus Dispatch the boys apparently were considered repeat offenders because a driver had warned them after a similar indiscretion weeks ago. This time, officials at Canal Winchester Middle School decided it was an obscene gesture that violated the student code of conduct, the AP reported.
Nichols said it's "laughable" the boys would be punished for something natural and unintentional.
His wife said she's offended by it after recently being hospitalized with gastro-intestinal problems.
Officials at the central Ohio school district didn't return the newspaper's calls.
