NY Student's Suspension Over Coffee Sparks Outrage Over Secret School Policy

A New York high school senior was suspended for bringing a cup of coffee to class but challenged school administrators for quietly adopting a new outside food policy without notifying the public.

Julie Kaputa said she was minutes into her last first day of school when a teacher confronted her over her Cup of Joe on Sept. 3 at Beaver River Central School in Castorland, NY.

“I walked in, I had my coffee with me. I got to my first period class and my teacher said, ‘I’m either going to need you to dump that out or consume it on the spot or go down to the office,’” Kaputa told WTVM.