High school student suspended on first day of class over coffee, challenges district policy

Julie Kaputa, an honors student at Beaver River Central School in Lewis County, was suspended after she brought coffee to class and refused to throw it away.

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Julie Kaputa, an honors student at Beaver River Central School in Lewis County, was suspended after she brought coffee to class and refused to throw it away.

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