Fire and Brimstone -- and an Earthly Penance
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A Pittsburgh second-grade girl was suspended from her public school for saying the word “hell” to a boy in her class.
But Brandy McKenith, 7, says she was only warning the boy about the eternal comeuppance he could face for saying: “I swear to God.” She told reporters: “I said, ‘You’re going to go to hell for swearing to God.’ ”
A spokeswoman said the student code prohibits profanity but does not provide a clear definition of what profanity is.
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