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9/11 Memorial Kicks Out Teens For Throwing Trash Into Reflecting Pool

Jerk Teens Booted From 9/11 Memorial
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More evidence this week that kids can sometimes be disrespectful, little brats.

A group of middle school students from Brooklyn on a field trip were booted from the 9/11 Museum And Memorial for allegedly tossing trash into the reflecting pools. And, as if that wasn't enough, another student tried to bring bullets into the solemn site.

The New York Daily News reports students from Junior High School 292 in East New York were caught throwing baseballs and empty soda bottles into the water.

One student explained to the Daily News the kids just weren't adequately entertained. “No one was disrespecting. It wasn’t nothing like that,” said the student. “No one was being serious. Everyone was kind of bored and it was just something to do.” A teacher called it "an absolute disgrace."

A student also said he saw authorities confiscate three bullets from a classmate. Police confirmed they found three 33-caliber rounds in a plastic bin near the site.

The students were likely only 3 or 4 years old when the planes crashed into the towers nearly 11 years ago, making them part of that new generation of middle schoolers who don't remember the tragedy. (Check out a great article on teaching students about 9/11 here.)

The Department of Education is launching an investigation into the incident.

For discipline we'd like to suggest that the 9/11 memorial timelapse below, be played on repeat, for a whole school day, so students can appreciate just how much work went into its construction.

Also make them look at heartwrenching photos from the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at the memorial (see below).

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9/11 Anniversary 2011
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A woman cries while looking at the names inscribed at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during 10th anniversary ceremony of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Justin Lane, Pool / Getty Images)
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A woman cries while looking at the names inscribed at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during 10th anniversary ceremony of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Justin Lane, Pool / Getty Images)
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Family members gather at the edge of the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during 10th anniversary ceremony of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Justin Lane, Pool / Getty Images)
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A flag hangs from 1 World Trade Center, left, as friends and family of the victims of 9/11 attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Former U.S. President George W. Bush and family and the U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama view the North memorial pool during 10th anniversary ceremony of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Carolyn Cole, Pool / Getty Images)
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Family members of the victims enter the 9/11 Memorial Plaza for the first time during 10th anniversary ceremony of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
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People gather to watch the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony on the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 in New York, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Myra Iqbal, AOL)
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Bagpipers walk towards the stage past the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during 10th anniversary ceremony of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Justin Lane, Pool / Getty Images)
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People gather during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, outside the World Trade Center site in New York. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Family members pay respects in front of one of the two waterfall pools during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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People gather during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, outside the World Trade Center site in New York. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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People gather during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, outside the World Trade Center site in New York. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Family members of the victims of the attacks at the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001, enter the Sept. 11 memorial plaza during the 10th anniversary ceremonies at the site, Sunday Sept. 11, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Chip Somodevilla, Pool)
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A woman reacts after the name of a family member is read during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, Pool)
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Family members visit the south reflecting pool of the Sept. 11 memorial during 10th anniversary at the site, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Todd Heisler, Pool)
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The World Trade Center flag is presented during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center site in New York, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Paulette Nelson, from Savannah, Ga., watches a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 in New York. (Myra Iqbal, AOL)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Paul Simon performs at the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site, September 11, 2011 in New York City. New York City and the nation are commemorating the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and one crash landed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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People tie ribbons to the St. Pauls Chapel fence in commemoration of the September 11th attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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People tie ribbons to the St. Pauls Chapel fence in commemoration of the September 11th attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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People tie ribbons to the St. Pauls Chapel fence in commemoration of the September 11th attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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People tie ribbons to the St. Pauls Chapel fence in commemoration of the September 11th attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Road blocks in downtown Manhattan with police inspections have been formed in light of a possible terror plot to attack the National September 11th Memorial at Ground Zero. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Chere Rosadesharon sells posters to passersby at the FDNY Memorial Wall at Ground Zero. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Ray Coyle holds a wooden flower with an eagle imprinted on it that he sells to people at the FDNY Memorial Wall at Ground Zero. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Firefighters pose for a photo at the FDNY Memorial Wall at Ground Zero. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Visitors to Ground Zero place mementos at the FDNY Memorial Wall. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Visitors to Ground Zero write on a poster at the Ground Zero site. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Denise Rooney and son Tomas Rooney check out the FDNY Memorial Wall to find what they believe is a distant relative from England that was killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Tim Bolles and daughters Anna and Averyl check out a sign with the names of the victims of the terrorist attacks on the United State. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Seon Youhg from South Korea places a note card sentiment for the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States on a board in Battery Park. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Tom Steel and Pam Crabb both from England pose for photographs in Battery Park. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Visitors to Battery Park check out the thousands of flags erected in the park in remembrance of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Visitors to Battery Park check out the thousands of flags erected in the park in remembrance of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Visitors to Battery Park check out the thousands of flags erected in the park in remembrance of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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Roberta Daveri and Laura Todescato both from Italy check out the notes people had written and attached to a board setup in Battery Park. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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A large amount of police cruisers and officers arrive at the National September 11th Memorial in prepartion for the opening of the Memorial on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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A large amount of police cruisers and officers arrive at the National September 11th Memorial in prepartion for the opening of the Memorial on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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An overview of the National September 11th Memorial site can be seen on September 10, 2011. People from all over the world flock to Ground Zero for the upcoming ten year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Saturday September 10, 2011. (Damon Dahlen, AOL) (credit:Damon Dahlen, AOL)
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The annual “Tribute in Light” memorial echoing the twin towers of the World Trade Center illuminates the night sky during the 10th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the lower Manhattan site of the World Trade Center September 11, 2011, in this view from Bayonne, New Jersey. Also seen are the Statue of Liberty (C) and 1 World Trade Center (L). AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A beam of light shines at ground zero on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in the Manhattan Borough of New York on Saturday, September 10, 2011. (Myra Iqbal, AOL) (credit:Myra Iqbal, AOL)
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