Pa. school board upholds eyebrow shaver expulsion

[June 04, 2009]  PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) -- A Pittsburgh-area school board has upheld the expulsion of a 15-year-old middle school student who was found to have an eyebrow shaver in her handbag during a random search.

The Penn Hills School Board on Tuesday voted 8-1 to uphold the expulsion recommended last month by officials at Linton Middle School.

As a result, the 15-year-old teen will remain expelled for the rest of this year and 45 days next year. She'll be eligible to receive in-home instruction or other alternatives.

The teen said she doesn't consider the eyebrow trimmer a weapon, but school officials say it is essentially a razor.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported one school board member cut her finger on the device at a private meeting Tuesday and required stitches.

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Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, http://www.post-gazette.com/

[Associated Press]

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