So a 17 year old kid is at school and gets a call on his cell phone from his mom, who is stationed in Iraq.  The kid is ordered to hang up by a teacher because it is against the rules to use the phone during school hours.  The kid apparently informs the teacher that his mom is calling from Iraq and he isn’t going to hang up. 

Let’s keep in mind that this is a 17 year old boy, who is probably a little excited, so we can probably stipulate that the kid didn’t articulate his situation in the nicest way.  So the kid is taken, cursing, to the office where the school administration can choose between a 10 day suspension or arrest.  They opt for a 10 day suspension and then release this quote:

Parham said the teen’s suspension was based on his reaction to the
teacher’s request. He said the teen used profanity when taken to the
office.

"Kevin got defiant and disorderly," Parham said. "When a
kid becomes out of control like that they can either be arrested or
suspended for 10 days. Now being that his mother is in Iraq, we’re not
trying to cause her any undue hardship; he was suspended for 10 days."

Nope, not a hardship at all.

***Update: According to CNN the school officials have shortened the suspension to two days, or time served.  Think it had anything to do with the wave of negative publicity and torrent of angry email they received?***