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ESTERO, Fla. -- A high school TV journalist made a bad booty call on the air.
Brad Devlin, a 17-old junior, was doing his daily sports report of Estero High's closed circuit TV newscast, recapping the girls' soccer team's 8-0 win against North Fort Myers this week. The script, approved by the TV production teacher, said the team really kicked some booty.
But Devlin, an aspiring broadcaster, then violated the school's no ad-libbing policy by saying: "I love booty." The term "booty" technically means a pirate's treasure, but in slang also refers to a girl's backside or sex.
Devlin was called to the office and suspended for five days for what was "inappropriate comments on live school television broadcast," Assistant Principal Howard Wendland said.
The suspension is the same punishment given students who bring a knife to school, start a fight or join in gang rituals on campus.
"I was talking about the soccer game. I didn't think it was that big of a deal," Devlin said.
Estero also national attention four years ago when then-Principal Fred Bode would not allow an honor student to participate in graduation ceremonies after a security guard spotted a kitchen knife in her that she had accidentally dropped while moving.
Devlin has been home all week, grounded by his parents. He has been forced to mow the grass, clean his room, weed the shrubs and price items for this weekend's community yard sale. He is planning to fix up a small church in Lehigh Acres, his community service project to earn Eagle Scout status.
But he has not been able to do any school work and his mother is upset. Irene Devlin said the punishment was harsh since her son already has missed days because of bronchitis, strep throat and his grandfather's funeral.
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