US teen suspended for asking Miss America Nina Davuluri to prom
Patrick Farves, 18, also handed Davuluri a plastic flower after he asked her to the prom on Thursday. She smiled - but he was suspended from school after the stunt, New York Daily News reported.
The Central York High School senior was given a three-day suspension for "deliberately defying" school administrators' requests that he not pop the question after they learned of the planned stunt, the newspaper said.
"At that point in time, it was 10 minutes before the presentation, and I was pretty much set to do it," he told the York Dispatch. As he walked away from the stage, in front of the entire student body, Farves did a little jig of happiness.
Patrick: I do understand why the administration was mad
But the class clown was pulled from the assembly and given three days of in-school suspension for defying the officials who asked him not to pull the prank.
He
later
apologised,
writing
a
letter
to
the
district's
assistant
superintendent
that
he
was
honestly
sorry
for
the
commotion.
"I
do
understand
why
the
administration
was
mad," he
told
the
Dispatch.
"I
don't
want
to
be
the
kind
of
person
to
try
to
justify
myself.
I
didn't
intend
to
disrespect
the
administration.
I
can
see
how
it
was
seen
as
a
slap
in
the
face."
His suspension sparked a #freepatty Twitter outcry where hundreds of students wrote about the unfairness of the punishment, Daily News said.
Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri was crowned in September and has a whirlwind tour of visiting schools and events.
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