David Edwards
Rawstory.com
June 10, 2012
The parents of a 13-year-old boy in Virginia Beach who was suspended for touching the American flag say that their son was unfairly treated because he is black.
Virginia Beach Public Schools Spokesperson Eileen Cox claimed the suspension was ordered after a teacher at Plaza Middle School observed Moses Hinton returning from the bathroom and wiping his hands on the flag because there were no paper towels in the bathroom on May 21, 2012.
Family attorney Wayne Scriven told WAVY that he asked the boy if he had washed his hands before returning from the bathroom.
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