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School administrators who suspended two Scranton High School students who skipped class Monday to meet Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama were acting in accordance with district policy, Assistant Superintendent William King said Tuesday. But 18-year-old Colin Saltry claims an administrator also forced him to resign as senior class president. Mr. Saltry and senior Joey Daniel admitted they skipped their gym class Monday after seeing Mr. Obama’s motorcade heading toward the Glider Diner, where he made an impromptu breakfast stop. Mr. Obama signed excuse slips for them to show their teachers when they returned. Instead, both students were called to the office Monday afternoon and suspended for one day because they left school grounds. Mr. Saltry, meanwhile, said he accepted the suspension as a consequence of breaking the rules, and said it was worth it to meet the presidential candidate. But Mr. Saltry said he wasn’t expecting to be told to “start writing his resignation letter” after school administrators suspended him. [Times-Tribune] Editor’s Note: These students should be praised for their interest in politics. Instead, they are punished. Ridiculous.