the decision. just, you know, blind-side us like this and say sexual harassment and the video doesn t show that. it s just a little bit unfair for the punishment that he s received. and kelly wallace joins me now along with our legal analysts danny and joey. let me ask you. at its surface, this seems absolutely ridiculous. usually there s something more under the surface, but in his past is there anything to indicate something more? when we ask the district, they say they can t talk about the specifics because it s a discipline issue and they can t talk about his past record but they say they will take the past discipline record into account including any long-term suspensions when they re deciding consequences. sam mcnair says, yes, he has a discipline record and he has been suspended before, but never for sexual harassment. he also says as we reported in there, he s been hugging teacher, even this teacher, and
how could you punish a kid for a hug? i know. but do i know exactly what i m talking about? you do, of course but there s a lot more here. right, first the georgia high school senior says he s a hugger. he comes from a family of huggers. after what he says was an innocent hug, he is suspended from his school for one full year and now his college future is in jeopardy. surveillance footage from duluth high school shows sam mcnair, a senior, placing his arms around a teacher. after that seemingly innocuous act he was suspended for one year for sexual harassment. ruining his chance at a lacrosse scholarship. it just threw everything off. without a high school dip loam many a diploma and graduating on time, i wouldn t be able to receive the scholarship. watch closely. she pushes him and he walks away. i was thinking that maybe she had a bad day or something. but usually a hug would help a person in that case.
a smooch. granted, he s 17, but a year suspended. why so harsh? i know. that s getting a lot of attention online. seems like an extreme punishment. the school district says it can t really talk about the specifics of this situation, nor can it talk about a student s past discipline behavior and record. what it says is that a hearing officer looks into this and takes that past discipline record and previous suspensions into account when determining the consequences. sam mcnair has said that, yes, he does have a discipline record. he has suspended before. but never for sexual harassment. so that s the issue here. yikes. what happened to the age of innocence, brooke? it s out. it s gone. mom says she wants to appeal the decision. what if nothing comes from that? would she have grounds to sue? i think it s problematic. i think it will be, wiser minds will prevail. kelly, you said it best when setting it up.
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four buildings evacuated yesterday following reports explosives may have been placed inside. no devices were ever found. everything is back to normal. speculation among the students is that someone made that threat to avoid taking the test. high school student in georgia said he is unfairly punished for showing affection. surveillance video shows a 17-year-old sam mcnair putting his arms around a teacher. the teacher alleges that mcnair kissed her on her neck and cheek. mcnair is disputing that but it has gotten him a one-year suspension. it is something that he and his mother say has derailed his college plans. i have five months left in my senior year. i don t see why they would take that from me. he s a senior. he plays football. getting ready for lacrosse season and stripping him of the opportunity to get a full scholarship for athletics for college. reporter: the school district says case officers take the past