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Upstate NY student suspended after bringing coffee to class

The senior says the district adopted a new outside food and beverage policy without properly notifying the public.

Published Sep 14, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

An Upstate New York high school student says she was suspended after bringing a cup of coffee to class.

Julie Kaputa, a senior at Beaver River Central School in Castorland, N.Y., told WWNY that she was stopped by a teacher as she attempted to bring a coffee drink to the first day of school Sept. 3. Kaputa said she was surprised to learn the school had adopted a new policy on outside food and beverages without notifying the public.