Only in America: A cooling-off period
A high school teacher literally pours cold water on a public display of affection — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
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A teacher at a Nashville high school was suspended for allegedly throwing a bucket of water over a pair of teenagers he saw kissing in a hallway. The teacher, not named by the school, posted on his Facebook page that his dousing of the pair "seemed to work and they stopped," adding, "Keep me in your prayers, peeps."
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