Flatulence fuss gets 2 Ohio boys booted off bus

CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man says he's amazed his 13-year-old son and another boy were suspended from the school bus for a day after passing gas and causing a ruckus.

James Nichols says the incident Thursday led to giggling and heckling and prompted riders to lower windows.

He tells The Columbus Dispatch the boys apparently were considered repeat offenders because a driver had warned them after a similar indiscretion weeks ago. This time, officials at Canal Winchester Middle School decided it was an obscene gesture that violated the student code of conduct.

Nichols says it's "laughable" the boys would be punished for something natural and unintentional.

His wife says she's offended by it after recently being hospitalized with gastro-intestinal problems.

Officials at the central Ohio school district didn't return the newspaper's calls.

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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

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