
School punishes teen for outfit, but dad has a priceless response
In August 2017, Tony Alarcon’s phone rang. He thought it was just another telemarketer calling to sell him something. But this time, when he answered, it was his daughter’s school. Anytime a parent gets a call from the school, it’s natural to worry. Was Demetra okay? Had something happened? But what the school had to say completely surprised him. That morning, Tony had dropped off his 13-year-old daughter, Demetra, at Raymond J. Fisher Middle School in Los Gatos, California. It was a scorching 90-degree day, and Demetra had worn a