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Scolding over hug leaves hard feelings

Savannah Marino, 5, wrote an apology letter explaining her behavior.
By Melissa Beecher
Globe Correspondent / April 7, 2006

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MAYNARD -- School officials are defending their decision to have a 5-year-old girl write a note of apology for hugging a classmate on a playground this week. (Full article: 236 words)

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