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'I Love Boobies' bracelets booted from some LI schools

Originally published: October 19, 2010 2:16 PM
Updated: October 19, 2010 3:28 PM
By BETH WHITEHOUSE  beth.whitehouse@newsday.com

Quick ReadThe bracelets, which raise awareness for breast cancer, are enormously popular across Long Island and nationwide.

The quot;I (heart) boobiesquot; bracelets are meant to

Photo credit: Handout | The "I (heart) boobies" bracelets are meant to raise breast cancer awareness. (Sept. 21, 2010)

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Rubber bracelets that proclaim "I Love Boobies," meant to raise young people's awareness of breast cancer, have been banned from some school districts on Long Island.

The bracelets are enormously popular among teens and tweens across Long Island and nationwide.

"We just don't like the wording," said Nancy Lenz, district spokeswoman for the nine schools in the West Islip school district,...

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