Middle school expels teen with eyebrow shaver

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PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) - A Pittsburgh-area teenager has been suspended from middle school when a random search turned up an eyebrow shaver in her handbag.

Officials at Linton Middle School in Penn Hills recommended at a Wednesday disciplinary hearing that 15-year-old be expelled for the rest of this year and 45 days next year.
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1. what does an eyebrow shaver look like?

I think suspension is a stupid disciplinary action...are they really looking to assure that people screw up their high school education? Why not mandatory after-school study halls, or additional schoolwork assignments...something that enhances learning rather than sabotages it. If she had attacked someone I can see that they would need to protect the other students. But...

What does an eyebrow shaver look like anyway? Like a Bic razor or like a straight razor? It makes a difference. Do nail clippers get you thrown out of school? Has Homeland Security written the rules? Or airport security?