Shanitta was initially confused because she had already bought her son a list of school supplies and felt that additional classroom supplies were not necessary since he “wouldn’t be using them.” Shanitta then goes on to say, “The third week rolls around and my son said, ‘My teacher’s going to give me a zero if I don’t turn in the classroom supplies.'”

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/student-penalized-for-not-bringing-classroom-supplies-tiktok