Va student suspended for opening door for visitor

There it goes again ... common sense flying out the window or, in this case, flying out the door. A middle school student in Virginia opened the door for a woman whose hands were full, and was suspended by school officials for not following the rules.

According to Fox News:

Southampton Middle School in Courtland, Va., issued a one-day suspension to the student last week after he allowed a woman into the school by opening an exterior door. The school district recently implemented a $10,800 security system that requires all visitors to ring a buzzer and appear on an outside camera before entry into the building. Students are not permitted at any time to open doors for outside visitors.

A new security system had been installed in the school and students were instructed not to open the door for visitors. Fox continued:

But the punishment has angered some parents, who claim the child knew the visitor, the Tidewater News reports. The newspaper reportedly received an anonymous e-mail saying the “A” student recognized the woman and opened the door because “her hands were full.”

How about a warning instead of suspending the student?