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That’ll teach him, or squish him.

The principal of the tiny Washtucna School in Adams County is facing a criminal investigation after a 14-year-old boy said the man sat on him as punishment for wearing his hat inside.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced today that a deputy is investigating the report from the boy’s grandparents that the principal, Martin Glenn, sat on the boy on May 7 at Washtucna School.

The grandparents reported the incident May 16.

Glenn has taken leave, school superintendent Bob Allen said. Allen said the district did not force Glenn to take the leave, and said the principal is using his sick days to take the time off.

What is the most unusual punishment you ever received, either at home or at school?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.