Crazy Talk: 'Sexy and I Know It' Suspension

Six-year-old D’Avonte Meadows of Aurora, Colo., was suspended from his suburban-Denver school for three days for sexual harassment. His crime: reciting a line from LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” to a female classmate. Suggested Reading The Best Black Fashion From Coachella Weekend 1 Zendaya’s Character in ‘The Drama’ Was Bad, But We Need to…

Six-year-old D’Avonte Meadows of Aurora, Colo., was suspended from his suburban-Denver school for three days for sexual harassment. His crime: reciting a line from LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” to a female classmate.

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D’Avonte’s mother, Stephanie Meadows, told the Associated Press that her son doesn’t know the meaning of sexual harassment. We’re guessing he doesn’t even know what “sexy” means — let’s start with that.

We have to agree with Denver attorney Craig Silverman, who said that school policies should allow for exceptions because “Sometimes when you go to a zero-tolerance policy, you end up with a zero-sense policy.”

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