Kisser, 6, Suspended as Sexual Harasser
A 6-year-old boy who kissed a girl on the cheek was suspended from a Lexington, N.C., school on the grounds of sexual harassment. Jackie Prevette said the school overreacted to an innocent peck on the cheek by banishing her son, Johnathan, to a separate room. Johnathan said the girl asked him to kiss her and that he was expressing friendship, according to his mother. District spokeswoman Jane Martin said the policy is clear: “A 6-year-old kissing another 6-year-old is inappropriate behavior. Unwelcome is unwelcome at any age.”
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.