Senior Michigan Student Suspended After Posting School Maintenance Issues

A senior at Michigan’s John Glenn High School uploaded a picture of discoloured water from the girl’s bathroom faucet at school, only to face a three-day suspension as a result.

Hazel Juco, the student who was concerned about the water discoloration pouring from the bathroom faucet, uploaded the image and reported it to her school newspaper, hoping to get results and to see the issue fixed.

However, rather than praising the student for her efforts, school officials called Juco to the office to present her with a three-day school suspension instead. Their reason was “inappropriate use of electronics in the restroom.”

Juco’s interpretation of events is that the school was punishing her for bringing “negative attention” to a school that is obviously financially struggling.

In protest to Juco’s suspension, students started posting selfies of themselves in school bathrooms and posting the images to social media. From there, Detroit’s WXYZ-TV contacted the school’s superintendent, Dr Michele Harmala, asking for comments.

Immediately, Harmala acknowledged it was a mistake on the school’s behalf not to report the water issue promptly. Continuing by saying the school “sent a plumber out right away.” Additionally, Harmala also stated that Juco’s “school suspension [will be] expunged from the student’s record.”

In defence of the school, Harmala also stated that the social media policy of banning the taking of photos in a bathroom was originally intended to protect the privacy of students and unwanted, inappropriate images. However, the school administration now urges students to take maintenance issues directly to the school, rather than post it up on social media.

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