Despite complaints from students, a Fullerton, California, junior high school principal says she will continue to enforce a ban on hugging. "Can students give each other high-fives? Yes. Can students pat each other on the back? Yes. Can they be friendly with one another? Yes," says principal Tammy Brown, who has told staff and faculty to "redirect and refocus" students caught in an embrace. School board president Robert Fisler says the rule helps prevent allegations of sexual harassment, which, under state regulations, can be grounds for expulsion.

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