Second-Grader Suspended for Saying "Hell"

(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) According to this story, Brandy McKenith, 7, was suspended from school for telling another student that he would go to hell for saying, "I swear to God." The Pittsburgh Public School System has a profanity code and, although they don't define what is profane, saying the word "hell" constitutes a basis for suspension.

This seems to be a bit of overkill. Surely the school system could have resolved their perceived problem without the story being emblazoned on the nation's newspapers.