A 13 year old boy was arrested Friday for using a permanent marker while in class at his Oklahoma City middle school, a violation of an obscure city ordinance.
An Oklahoma City Police Department report states the boy was spotted “in possession of a permanent marker” by Roosevelt Middle School teacher DeLynn Woodside. The teacher told officer Miguel Campos that the student was “writing on a piece of paper.
Woodside’s Facebook page reveals that her “likes and interests” include the official “Sharpie Permanent Markers” page on Facebook. Talk about a double standard but not a surprise coming from a public school employee.
A police spokesman referred to the student’s bust as a “citizen’s arrest” conducted by Woodside.
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